Slave Trade Flashcards
(10 cards)
What was the underground railroad?
The network of routes that helped slaves escape. Conductors helped the slaves who were referred to as passengers go escape. Between 40,000 and 100,000 enslaved people managed to escape.
Define auction.
Where slaves were sold to the highest bidder.
What was a slave?
A person who is the property of another and is forced to obey them.
Define cargo.
Goods carried for trade.
What is branding?
To mark a person or animal with a hot iron to show ownership.
What are shackles?
Iron chains used to fasten the legs or hands of a slave or prisoners.
What is a plantation?
A large farm on which crops such as coffee, sugar, and tobacco were grown.
What is an abolitionist?
Someone who campaigned to end the slaves trade.
What does transatlantic mean?
Going across the Atlantic ocean.
How long did the middle passage take?
8 to 12 weeks, 1 in 4 died along the way
