Vocabulary week 8 Flashcards
1
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Enslaved Africans
A
People from Africa who were forced to give up their freedom.
2
Q
Dilemma
A
Situations in which a person is forced to make a choice.
3
Q
Middle passage
A
The voyage (“passage”) of slave traders and enslaved Africans.
4
Q
Plantations
A
A usually large of privately owned land where crops were grown.
5
Q
Americas
A
The continents North and South America.
6
Q
Slave auctions
A
A sale in which slaves were sold to buyers who bid.
7
Q
Overseer
A
A person who was put in charge of the work of slaves.
