the SLave trade

Question 1

Slavery & the British Empire

who was Mansa Musa, what did he do and when about was he born

Answer 1

Emperor of Mali, considered one of the wealthiest people in history; spread Islam and learning across West Africa. (r. c.1312–1337)

Question 2

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what was the Timbuktu city and what happened there

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Centre of learning, trade, and culture; home to major universities and libraries.

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What were the Benin Bronzes

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Intricate brass plaques from the Kingdom of Benin – evidence of complex, artistic African societies.

Question 2

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What trades happened in West Africa

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West Africans traded gold, ivory, and kola nuts with Arabs and Europeans.

Question 2

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What was Afirca’s status before Colonisation and slavery

Answer 2

Africa had powerful kingdoms and civilisations before colonisation and slavery.

Question 3

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Define an Empire and when did Britain start building one

Answer 3

A state that controls lands and people beyond its borders. Britain began building its empire in the 16th century.

Question 4

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What were Britain’s motives for building an empire and after they did what were their colonies

Answer 4

Trade, wealth, competition with Spain and France, missionary work, spreading British culture:
India, North America, Caribbean, parts of Africa and Southeast Asia.

Question 5

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What goods did Britain gain from its empire

Answer 5

Sugar, tea, coffee, spices, tobacco, cotton.

Question 6

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What did the source A tea party by Joseph van Aken show

Answer 6

luxury goods from the empire became part of British life.

Question 7

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How did Britain’s empire affect Britain

Answer 7

The empire created vast wealth for Britain but relied on exploitation and colonisation.

Question 8

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what was the triangular trade

Answer 8

Britain to Africa (goods), Africa to Americas (slaves – Middle Passage), Americas to Britain (raw materials).

Question 9

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where were Caribbean Plantations

Answer 9

Jamaica, Barbados, and St. Kitts produced sugar with enslaved labour.

Question 10

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what was the journey like on the Middle passage

Answer 10

The journey across the Atlantic, called the Middle Passage, lasted 6 to 12 weeks. Enslaved people were chained tightly below deck in terrible conditions, and about 1 in 6 died before reaching their destination.

Question 11

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summarise Olaudah Equiano’s life

Answer 11

Kidnapped at 11, sold into slavery; later published a best-selling autobiography (1789).

Question 12

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who benefited from the slave trade

Answer 12

Liverpool, Bristol, and London grew rich from investing in slavery.

Question 13

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how was the slave trade connected to Britain

Answer 13

The slave trade was a major part of Britain’s economy and built on cruelty and dehumanisation.

Question 14

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what was the Charleston slave Auction

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took place 1859 a marketplace where Enslaved people were sold publicly based on age health and strength

Question 15

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what would happen at a slave auction

Answer 15

people would be examined like animals families often seperated

Question 16

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what context would come up on slavery in newspapers and what do they show

Answer 16

Advertised auctions and ‘runaway slaves’ would be featured in newspapers showing how normalised slavery was.

Question 17

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define how slaves were thought as ans treated as

Answer 17

Enslaved people were treated as property and denied basic human rights.

Question 18

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what would a slave working on plantations daily work be

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12–18 hour days; sugar, cotton, or tobacco harvesting; no wages.

Question 19

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How were slaves on plantations food and shelter conditions like

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Enslaved people had poor diets (cornmeal, salt pork) lived in poor housing, and often suffered from common diseases due to harsh living conditions.

Question 20

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name some punishment for slaves on plantations

Answer 20

Whipping, branding, chaining – listed in logs like William King’s plantation records.

Question 21

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what was Frederick Douglass famous for

Answer 21

Escaped slavery, became an abolitionist to slavery and author.

Question 22

# Slavery & the British Empire how would slaves on plantations show resistance

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Enslaved people rebelled, escaped, or sabotaged tools.

Question 23

# Slavery & the British Empire how were life like on plantations for slaves

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Life was brutal, controlled through violence, yet many resisted and survived.

Question 24

# Slavery & the British Empire name 2 abolitionists acts on slavery

Answer 24

1807: Slave Trade Act – illegal to buy/sell slaves in the British Empire. 1833: Slavery Abolition Act – freed over 800,000 enslaved people.

Question 25

# Slavery & the British Empire name 3 abolitionists to slavery and how they resisted to slavery

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Wilberforce, Clarkson, Equiano – used speeches, books, and wrote signed requests for change.

Question 26

# Slavery & the British Empire after the Britains abolition to slavery in ____ how did the goverment make up for the change

Answer 26

after the Britains abolition to slavery in 1833 the goverment made up for the change by giving Slave owners £20 million while the enslaved got nothing

Question 27

# Slavery & the British Empire what were causes to the abolition of slavery

Answer 27

Slave rebellions, religion, changing economy, and acts from abolitionists to slavery

Question 28

# Slavery & the British Empire what are some modern issues caused by slavery

Answer 28

Racism and unfair treatment still happen today. People argue about whether statues of slave traders should stay and if countries should pay back for the wrongs of slavery.

Question 29

# Slavery & the British Empire how did slavery benefit cities like Liverpool and Bristol

Answer 29

Cities like Liverpool and Bristol became rich from the slave trade. The money helped build banks, docks, and big buildings.

Question 30

# Slavery & the British Empire How is the town of Reading linked to the legacy of slavery?

Answer 30

Modern research shows Reading may hold links to the slave trade through local businesses, buildings, or wealth that grew during that time. explored during modern investigations