How were slaves sold?

Question 1

What is an auction?

Answer 1

A place where people can buy or sell things. The amount people will pay is called a bid.

Question 2

What is a scramble?

Answer 2

A particular form of slave auction that took place during the Atlantic slave trade in the European colonies of the West Indies and the United States

Question 3

If slaves were dirty and smelly what tool would be used?

Answer 3

Water/Bucket/Soap

Question 4

What tool would be used for people suffering injuries and punishment scars

Answer 4

Castor/Palm oil

Question 5

What tool would be used for rotten teeth?

Answer 5

Plyers

Question 6

What tool would used for people wearing rags after such a long journey?

Answer 6

Clean cloth clothes

Question 7

What were the business slavery reasons?

Answer 7

Provided more jobs for lower classes and estates were built of profits from slavery
British economy profited hugely

Question 8

What were the moral slavery reasons?

Answer 8

To help African individuals become more European and civilised.
The African way of life was seen savage so slavery would tame the slaves

Question 9

What were the cultural slavery reasons?

Answer 9

Traders argued god said Africans were inferior to white slave traders
Defenders of slavery argued it was natural, mankind and was throughout history