what is slave trade Flashcards
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what is slavery
slaver is when a human being owns another, they are deprived from their rights held by free people.
what are the two forms of slavery
The Atlantic slave trade and the trans-saharan slave trade.
Give a brief history of slavery in Nigeria
The slave trade in southern Nigeria preceded the arrival of European influence. With the arrival of the transatlantic trade, the traders in southeastern Nigeria became suppliers of slaves to the European slave traders.
when was slavery prohibited and when was it permitted to continue
its was prohibited in the mid-1880s and was permitted to continue into the 1930s.
who ratified the 1926 slavery convention and when
It was ratified by newly independent First Nigerian Republic in 1961
what system did the igbo maintained during the Odinani religion
The Osu caste system
who were the Osu people
The Osu were people regarded as spiritually inferior and they segregated from regular igbo society. They were either kept as slaves or sold into slave trade.
True Or false: As of 2020, the Osu descendants still face discrimination among the igbo people.
True
Where is the sokoto located
It is located in the northern part of Nigeria
When was the sokoto caliphate powerful
It was powerful during the 19th-century of the sunni Muslim caliphate
what was the condition if the slaves were granted freedom
if they converted to Islam
True or false: 1-2.5 million non-muslims slaves were captured during the fulani war
True
How many slaves had by 1900
at least 1million and perhaps as many as 2.5 million slaves.
Who was the british high commissioner
Lugard
People that were no longer slaves or born after the 31st march 1901 were called
Free borns
True or False: People born after the 30th of march 1961 were called ‘freeborns’
false
when were the slave trade eradicated and who were they eradicated by
They got eradicated in the 1920s by colonial officials
When did Slavery exist among the yoruba people
Slavery traditionally existed among the Yoruba people before it was officially abolished by the British in 1893, during colonialism.
How were slaves obtained by the Yoruba people
The Yoruba people would go to war and if a town is captured during the war the captured people will become enslaved by their captors.
Who were the Yoruba merchants
Chiefs, Warriors, wealthy merchants and powerful kings
Why did the Yoruba elites participate in slave trade
They participated because they gained profitable sources of income and foreign merchants would supply weapons to them such as rifles in exchange for slaves. The Yorubas would use the weapons to conquer their enemies and sell them as slaves.
what are the three categories of slaves in Yoruba
Iwofa, criminals and war captives
What is the term iwofa
The term iwofa means slaves that are voluntarily given away by one family to another in other to pay off a loan/debt. They would work for their masters until the debt is paid off.
who are war captives
warriors who were victorious in war brought back war captives to their chiefs or kings who would enslave and force them to work in their farms or work in trades.
