The trade of Enslaved Africans

Death of Native Arawaks

• Europeans brought foreign diseases.
• Arawaks had little/no immunity to these diseases.
• Many Arawaks died.

Impact of Arawak death

• Major decline in the native population/workforce.
• Increased need for enslaved African labour.

Over-reliance on sugar

• Sugar became extremely profitable.
• Caribbean plantations focused heavily on sugar production.

Consequences of sugar dependence

• Other industries became less important/declined.
• The Caribbean economy became less diverse.

Destruction of natural beauty

• More plantations meant more land was needed.
• Natural areas were cleared/destroyed to make space for plantations.

Impact on the landscape

• Damage to the natural landscape and beauty of the Caribbean.

Slave Code Laws

• Slave Codes were laws controlling enslaved people.
• They restricted rights and freedom.

Effects of Slave Codes

• Strengthened the control of plantation owners.
• Helped establish slavery firmly within Caribbean society.

Destruction of natural beauty

• More plantations meant more land was needed.
• Natural areas were cleared/destroyed to make space for plantations.

Impact on the landscape

• Damage to the natural landscape and beauty of the Caribbean.

Slave Code Laws

• Slave Codes were laws controlling enslaved people.
• They restricted rights and freedom.

Effects of Slave Codes

• Strengthened the control of plantation owners.
• Helped establish slavery firmly within Caribbean society.

Increased racist attitudes

• Slavery created a need to justify treating Africans unequally.
• Racist ideas portrayed Africans as inferior.

Consequences of racism

• Justification for slavery and unequal treatment became widespread.
• Racist attitudes were established.

Increased violence

• The slave system relied on force and punishment.
• Enslaved people faced harsh and public punishments.

Normalization of violence

• Public punishments/executions became more common.
• Violence was accepted as a way to control and punish.

Conditions of working on a plantation

• Long working hours
• Hard physical labour
• Hot conditions

More plantation conditions

• Little rest
• Harsh treatment
• Violent/physical punishment

Dangerous conditions

• Dangerous working conditions
• Poor living conditions
• Inadequate food
• Little/no medical care

Conditions on the Middle Passage

• Extremely cramped
• Enslaved people packed closely together
• Little ventilation

Hygiene and health conditions

• Poor sanitation
• Little/no fresh air
• Spread of disease
• Filthy conditions

Lack of personal space

• Little personal space
• People could be chained/restrained

Violence during transportation

• Violence and punishment
• Sexual abuse
• Families were separated.

Effects of the journey

• Many people became weak and ill.
• The journey was frightening and traumatic.