Slave trade Flashcards
(10 cards)
1
Q
What was the transatlantic slave trade
A
Forced transport of enslaved Africans
2
Q
What was the triangular trade
A
Trade between Europe, Africa and Americas
3
Q
What was the middle passage
A
Sea journey from enslaved Africans
4
Q
Why did European countries want slaves
A
To work on plantations
5
Q
How were Africans captured
A
Through raids and African traders
6
Q
What were conditions like on ships
A
Overcrowded, filthy, many died
7
Q
What was life like on plantations
A
Harsh work, punishment, no freedom
8
Q
Who was Olaudah Equinano
A
Former slave and abolitionist writer
9
Q
What does abolishment mean
A
To get rid of
10
Q
When was British slavery abolished
A
1807 trade ended, 1833 slavery ended
