Slave trade Flashcards
(32 cards)
when did the slave trade start
16th century
Where did European ships go to
West Africa
What would British ships carry to West Africa
Corn, pots,pans and wool
What would traders load their ships with and sell to the British
sugar, tobacco and cotton
when did Britian first get involved in the Slave trade
1562
who was Englands first ever slave trader
John Hawkins
Where did they take the slaves form Seirra Leone
to the Carribean
What did the settlelers from Britain do in the Carribean
Became farmers and grew tobacco sugarcane
Where the Slaves paid
No
HOw much food did they get and
not much
Where the Royals connected to the Slave Trade
yes
Which royals where involved
Queen Elizabeth 1
How many Africans were transported over the process of the slave trade
3.1 million
What would happen on the first leg of the triangle
Pots guns and alchol were carried to West Africa
What woukd the pots and guns be traded for
Slaves
Where would the slaves be taken and for how long
The Americas and a 2 month jounrey across the middle passage
What would happen to the slaves on arrivel
cleaned and oiled and sold on plantations
What were the ships like and the condition of it
very overcrowded and apalling conditions
how much would the slaves be fed on the ships
lots but very poor quality
Were they aload excerisize on deck
yes, so they could be in a physical condition for the buyers
what would slaves suffer form onboard
Smallpox dynestery and heartstroke
Were slaves given a different name
Yes, to forget their past
what were they forced to harvest
crops and plants such as sugar cane and tobacco
Where else did some of the slaves work
in the owners house as cooks ect
