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in the 1700s euopean countries like britain realised how much money they could make off …

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growing sugar, tobacco, cotton, coffee

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what goods where sent to Africa to be exchanged for slaves

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guns, gin, whisky, metal pots, cotton cloth

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what did growing sugar, tobacco, cotton and coffee start

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the slave trade triangle

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where conditions good for the slaves when they were shipped

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no

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what could spread easily on board for the slaves

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disease

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what happened to a slave if they died

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thrown overboard

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why would a slave be thrown overboard after they died

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to prevent disease from spreading and infecting more people

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what was the only reason slaves were allowed on deck

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to exercise

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how were slaves seated on board

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forced to lie together in very cramped conditions

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what happened to slaves that survived the terrible conditions on board

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sold into slavery to work on plantations growing sugar, tobacco, coffee or cotton

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what happened to slaves when they arrived in America or the West Indies

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sold to plantation owners at at slave auction

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what would owners do at a slave auction

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bid for slaves

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what happened to slaves to prepare them for the auction

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they would be washed and rubbed down with oil

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why were slaves rubbed down with oil

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to highlight their muscles

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how would people try and hide the slaves wounds

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black tar

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what would happen to slaves after being bought

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would be branded

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what would be used to brand slaves

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iron branding stick

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what would an iron branding stick be used for

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to burn logos or marks on slaves as a form of identification

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how were plantation conditions

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brutal

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how did owners see their slaves

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as little better than animals

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how long would field slaves be worked

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from sunrise to sunset

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what is an example of what field slaves would do

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picking cotton

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what would be given to slaves to survive off

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a hut/shack , a little food , clothing
no wages

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who watched over slaves

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overseers

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what was a savage punishment that an overseer could hand out if they thought the slave wasnt working hard enough
flogging means whipping made to work in irons castrated for disobedience
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what would happen to runaway slaves that had been captured
part of their feet cut off or murdered
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in what year was the sale of slaves made illegal
1807
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what were the people who wanted to end slavery called
abolitionists
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who was the leader of the abolitionists
an MP named William Wilberforce
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how long did william wilberforce campaign for the abolishment of slavery before it became illegal
18 years
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what did those who opposed William Wilberforce argue
Britain would become poorer
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why would britain become poorer if slavery was abolished
government would lose taxes which came from slave trade
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what were the christian groups that believed that evryone was equal in the sight of god
methodists and quakers
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what did methodists and quakers believe
everyone was equal in the sight of God and that therefore slavery was immoral
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what did methodists and quakers write to support abolition
books and articles
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who was the influential economist
Adam Smith
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what did Adam Smith argue
it was better to pay wages as these could then be spent on goods and help the economy grow
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what was ALSO argued
the enslaved workers would work harder if they were free and paid
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what was the industrial revolution a period of
major changes in the way products are made
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how long ago did the industrial revolution take place
more than 200 years ago
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what was the particular invention of new technology
steam engine
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what were conditions like in a cotton mill
harsh
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what were children forced to do in a cotton mill
crawl into dangerous, unguarded machinery
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what percentage of accident cases where at manchester infirmary in 1833 were factory accidents
40
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what year were there 40 percent of accident cases in Manchester Infirmary
1833
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HOW was cotton thread used
had to be spun in damp, warm conditions
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what did cotton going out into the night air lead to
many cases on f pneumonia
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what was the air full of
dust
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what did dusty air lead to
chest and lung diseases
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what did loud noises from machinery affect
workers hearing
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how were working conditions in coal mines
tough
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how were wages
low
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what were the stories of because of low wages
pregnant women giving birth down the pit one day and being back at work the next
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what were miners paid by
paid by the tub
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what would happen if miners tubs were underweight
were not paid
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what were frequent accidents
roof falls, explosions, shaft accidents, drowning
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there were fierce fines and some miners ended a ...
weeks work owing the money to the mine owner
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1st thing that happened on mbb
1955 women called Rosa Parks refused to give up seat on bus
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2nd thing
driver of bus called police and had her arrested, fingerprinted and jailed
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3rd thing
NAACP(group protecting black people) arranged boycott of buses led by martin luther king
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4th thing
people giving lifts in cars to black people who were boycotting
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5th thing
end of 1956 supreme court in america said that segregation law on buses was wrong and black people could sit wherever
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what does boycotting mean
to refuse to use services until something is done to improve how the businesses treat people
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what state forced black people to give up seat on bus to white people
alabama
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what month did rosa parks not give up seat
december 1955
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how did rosa parks protest against law
refused to give up seat for white person
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what was the NAACP
group protecting black people
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what happened to bus companies when people stopped using buses
lost a lot of money
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how long did boycott last for
year
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what happened to people who were seen giving lifts to black people
threatened with their drivers license taken off them by police
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what had a major impact on farming
railways
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why have railways had a major impact on farming
perishable goods such as dairy products could now be moved long distances before they are inedible
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what rose as a result of railways
standard of living
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what were formed to run railways
new companies
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why did peoples health improve
regular trains provided better access to fresher and cheaper food
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what meant people could stay in touch easily
the use of trains by royal mail
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what was also allowed
newspapers to sell to a national readership much more easily
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what did trains boost
tourism and allowed people to travel to different parts of the country
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what did trains give many city dwellers access to
the fresh air of the countryside

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