The slave trade

Question 1

What journey did the slave trade take

-know as the slave t…
-goods went from B… to Africa
-e… people went from Africa to the West … and the …
-goods like s…, tobacco etc went from the … to Britain

Answer 1

-know as the slave triangle
-goods went from Britain to Africa
-enslaved people went from Africa to the West Indies and the americas
-goods like silk, tobacco etc went from the Americas to Britain

Question 2

Involvement in the slave trade

I…:
-many people eg E… gave m… and resources to help i… with the slave …

B…:
-lent m… to slave traders

S…:
-built s… for the purpose of the … trade

D…:
-u… ships full of c… that slaves had grown

C… makers:
-turned c… grown on p… into clothing

S… owners:
-sold s… and tobacco from the …

Answer 2

Investors:
-many people eg Elizabeth gave money and resources to help individuals with the slave trade

Bankers:
-lent money to slave traders

Shipbuilders:
-built ships for the purpose of the slave trade

Dockworkers:
-unloaded ships full of cotton that slaves had grown

Cloth makers:
-turned cotton grown on plantations into clothing

Shop owners:
-sold sugar and tobacco from the plantations

Question 3

Impacts of the slave trade on Britain

Economic:
-lots of people made m… either directly or i… from the … trade
-made around … million in … years
-Britain became one of the r… and most … countries in the …

Social:
-lots of w… coast towns and p… grew massively because of … from the slave trade -> more e…
-many b… were built off of p… from slave trading
-led to the b… that Europeans were … to Africans

Answer 3

Economic:
-lots of people made money either directly or indirectly from the slave trade
-made around 60 million in 50 years
-Britain became one of the richest and most powerful countries in the world

Social:
-lots of west coast towns and ports grew massively because of money from the slave trade -> more employed
-many buildings were built off of profits from slave trading
-led to the belief that Europeans were superior to Africans

Question 4

Summary of the slave trade

-during the t… and Stewart period the focus was in the n… world as a way to b… Britains …
-p… were used to help monarchs make … by r… ships
-as the British became e… in the West … and … the focus moved from privateering to p…
-early settlers quickly used … people
-Britain became one of the … and most powerful countries in the … from the slave …

Answer 4

-during the Tudor and Stewart period the focus was in the new world as a way to build Britains empire
-privateers were used to help monarchs make money by raiding ships
-as the British became established in the West Indies and americas the focus moved from privateering to plantations
-early settlers quickly used enslaved people
-Britain became one of the richest and most countries in the world from the slave trade