Slavery – pg 49

1. Define the practice of “slavery”:

Slavery is the practice of one person being owned by another: Slavery is the practice of one person being owned by another:

2. What kind of plantations changed slavery in the New World?

Slaves were used on Sugar Plantations in the New World Slaves were used on Sugar Plantations in the New World

3. Why weren’t Indians used by the Spanish as slaves?

The Indians quickly died from overwork and disease The Indians quickly died from overwork and disease

4. Why didn’t the Spanish continue to use Spanish, black Christian and Asian slaves?

There were not enough of any of these groups to meet demand There were not enough of any of these groups to meet demand

5. List four reasons why the Spanish enslaved Africans for plantation labor:

1. Africans were immune to most diseases

2. No friends or family to help them if they escaped

3. They were a source of cheap labor – their children could be enslaved

4. Many Africans had worked on farms already in Africa

6. What kinds of things did the local Kings trade other captured Africans to Europeans for? 6. What kinds of things did the local Kings trade other captured Africans to Europeans for?

Goods such as textiles (cloth), ironware, wine Goods such as textiles (cloth), ironware, wine and guns. and guns.

7. Before the slave trade ended, how many Africans had been enslaved and shipped?

12 to 15 million 12 to 15 million

8. What was the name of the passage from Africa to the Americas called? 8. What was the name of the passage from Africa to the Americas called?

The Middle Passage The Middle Passage

9. Why was it called the Middle Passage?

Because it was the middle leg of the “triangular trade” routes between Europe, Africa and the Americas. Because it was the middle leg of the “triangular trade” routes between Europe, Africa and the Americas.

Diagram of a “loose pack”:

Captured Africans were packed on slave ships:

Diagrams of slave ships Diagrams of slave ships showing how captured Africans were to be packed

An advertisement for “170 prime likely healthy Guinea slaves” dated 1774: 1806:

“Stowage” of a British slave ship:

Slaves arrived at the island of Barbados:

A license that allowed a domestic servant (a slave) to “depart this island to go to Demoray”

10. Who was Olaudah Equiano? He was an 11 year African boy who was captured in the 1700s. He was part of the middle passage. He later wrote about his experience. He was an 11 year African boy who was captured in the 1700s. He was part of the middle passage. He later wrote about his experience.

Olaudah Equiano