Slave Trade + Stono Rebellion

How many Africans were taken into slavery over 300 years?

10 million

How did the slave trade start?

Britain coerced the African people onto ships and took them to America where they would work on farming plantations and the products would then be traded

Why were people worried about so many slaves being brought to America?

They thought they might outnumber them and revolt

Why would it be detrimental if slavery was stopped?

The stability of the economy was dependent on the slave trade and the profits made from their work

Why were slaves ideal on rice plantations?

The work was gruelling so people didn’t want to do it themselves in such bad conditions and rice also gained a large profit

Why were slaves ideal on tobacco plantations?

The slaves knew how to grow tobacco efficiently and with so many of them in one area, lots of tobacco would be harvested for a large profit

What freedoms did slaves have?

They had no rights but could practice their own religion and had ‘free time’ after working

What restrictions did slaves have?

No travelling without permission

No selling own goods for profit

No owning animals

No staying out at night

What was Asiento?

The right given by the Spanish King that Britain could control the slave trade as long as they paid Spain

How was the Asiento detrimental to profits?

Smugglers sold slaves without British permission

War between Spain and Britain halted slave trade

What was the South Sea Company?

The British slave trade company

When was the Stono Rebellion?

September 1739

Why did slaves want to rebel?

Poor quality of life, force laboured and separation from their families

What was Fort Mose?

British Fort in Florida taken over by slaves who were free and protected by the Spanish King

Why did Fort Mose inspire the Stono Rebellion?

The Spanish King said any slaves that made their way to Florida could also be free

Why did the Spanish King declare slave freedom in Florida?

To cause problems for the British

Why did the slaves chose this time for the rebellion?

It was harvest time so it would cause a bigger impact

What disease was spreading at the time?

Malaria

What happened during the Stono Rebellion?

Slaves broke into a store, taking guns and killing the owners, they burnt down plantations, recruited slaves and killed whilst making their way to Florida

How were the slaves able to escape unnoticed?

It was Sunday so the white slave owner would be at Church and it was the slaves only day off

Why was the Stono Rebellion stopped?

They were weak from a couple days of travelling and so the white people caught up and shot at them

What happened to the rebels who were caught?

Their heads were put on poles along the Stono river as a deterrence to other slaves

What was the consequence of the rebellion?

Negro Act 1740

What was the Negro Act 1740?

Plantation owners would be fined for not controlling their slaves or for treating them too harshly

Higher taxes were put on slave purchasing

Slaves were no longer free to travel at all or practice religion