Slave Trade: Knowledge Organiser

Flashcards about the Slave Trade

The outward journey was the first stage of the __.

Ships from Britain and Europe brought manufactured goods to Africa to trade for enslaved people, who were then transported to the Americas for raw materials production.

The __ was when enslaved people were transported across the Atlantic from Africa to America as cargo.

Enslaved people were transported across the Atlantic from Africa to America.

__ conditions involved deliberately designed ships to maximize the number of enslaved Africans, leading to inhumane circumstances.

Slave ships were designed to fit as many enslaved Africans as possible, with inhumane conditions like cramped spaces, little food, and shackling.

On __, slaves worked long hours with few breaks and faced punishment for disobedience.

Slaves worked from dawn until dusk on large farms with very few breaks and were whipped for lack of effort.

Sir John Hawkins was given permission by Elizabeth 1 in to transport slaves to America.

He was the first person to transport slaves to America and is referred to as the "father of the slave trade".

__ refers to a three-part trading journey involving the exchange of goods for slaves, transport to America, and return to Europe with raw materials.

A three-part trading journey involving European ships exchanging goods for African slaves, transporting slaves to America, and returning to Europe with raw materials.

__ is the term for the journey of slaves on ships from Africa to America.

The journey of slaves on ships from Africa to America, lasting 8-12 weeks with a high mortality rate.

__ means going across the Atlantic ocean.

Going across the Atlantic ocean

An __ is someone who campaigned to end the slave trade

Someone who campaigned to end the slave trade

A __ is a large farm on which crops such as coffee, sugar, and tobacco were grown.

A large farm on which crops such as coffee, sugar and tobacco were grown.

__ are Iron chains used to fasten the legs or hands of a slave or prisoner.

Iron chains used to fasten the legs or hands of a slave or prisoner.

Toussaint L'Ouverture __.

Led slaves in San Domingo to victory against British and French.

Granville Sharp was a __.

Campaigner who used the law courts to try and give slaves their freedom.

__ are goods carried for trade

Goods carried for trade

An __ is a person who is the property of another and is forced to obey them.

A person who is the property of another and is forced to obey them.

__ captured other Africans and sold them as enslaved people to companies.

These men captured other Africans and sold them as enslaved people to companies.

A __ is a metal instrument used for forcibly feeding someone

A metal instrument used for forcibly feeding someone.

An __ oversaw the work of enslaved people on plantations.

The person who oversaw the work of enslaved people on plantations.