Slavery

This covers slavery in the Bahamas a bit.

What is slavery?

A complete state of non-freedom

When did the Trans-Atlantic Trade start?

16th century

How did an African become a slave in Africa? List 4 ways.

To prevent children from starvation
As a penalty for serious crimes
As payment for debts
As prisoners of war

Where was slavery being practiced before the European started?

West Africa

The slave population increased with the coming of ___________.

The Loyalists

What is the main difference between Traditional slavery in Africa and The Trans-Atlantic Slave Trade?

Traditional slavery is more humane than the Trans-Atlantic Slave Trade

The slave has no choice about what to do or what to become; they can be bought and sold as if they are a _________.

commodity

What did the skilled craftsmen produce and sell in Africa?

Cloth, pottery, carpentry, objects made of metal like gold

What is the Trans-Sahara Trade?

The trade between West and North Africa

What made some African kingdoms strong and prosperous?

Their wealth from trade and taxation

What were the 3 main kingdoms in West Africa?

Ghana, Mali, Songhai

The 3 main kingdoms of West Africa dominated the region at various points between the ______ and ______ centuries.

8th and 16th

What are 4 forest kingdoms in West Africa?

Oyo, Benin, Dahomey, Asante

Because the __________ (Group of people) discovered wealthy kingdoms in Africa, they decided to _______________ along the coast of West Africa.

Portuguese, establish trading posts

What is the most famous (former) trading posts in West Africa and where in West Africa is it located?

The castle at Elmina in modern-day Ghana

Besides the Portuguese, which other European countries developed links with the West African region?

England, Holland, France

Where were the first African slaves in the New World brought, and when?

Hispaniola in the early 16th century

Who brought the first African slaves to the New World?

Spanish slavemasters

Why were extra African slaves brought in the West Indies to work on the mines and farms?

Because the Arawaks died (due to mistreatment and disease)

Who provided extra slaves to work in mines and farms of the West Indies?

The Portuguese

What slave trade license did did the Portuguese have?

Asiento

What 3 plantation types were the slaves used in?

Cotton, Tobacco, Sugar Cane

What did the Europeans trade for the slaves they took from West Africa?

Manufactured goods like rifles and other metal and glass objects

The slaves were captured in _________, which took place in ________.

Raids, night

Why were a lot more slaves needed in the Caribbean in the 17th century? List at least 3 reasons.

Sugar cane was recently introduced
The sugar-making process was labor-intensive
Slaves were ideal for cheap labor, so a lot of money could be made
There was a large population of slaves

In the triangular trade, what was brought from they West Africa to the New World?

Slaves

In the triangular trade, what was brought from the New World to Europe?

Cotton, tobacco, sugar

What was the Middle Passage?

The transportation of slaves from West Africa to the New World

What is a coffle?

A line of slaves

What is a barracoon?

Slave quarters

List 3 ways a slave could die in the Middle Passage.

Disease and malnutrition
Suicide (jumping overboard)
Killed by Europeans due to disobedience

List 3 ways the slave was treated after the Middle passage, when they were being put up for auction.

They would be given a wash
They would get extra food for days
They would be closely inspected

In the Bahamas, where were slave auctions advertised?

In the Bahama Gazette

In the Bahamas, where did the slave auctions take place, and what is the building now?

Vendue House, which is now Pompey Museum

Besides auction, what was the other method of sale for a slave, and where was it used more often (in the New World)?

The scramble, which was used more in West Indian colonies

What was the scramble?

A method of sale involving buyers rushing in and buying groups of slaves at fixed prices

What were the black slaves called?

Negroes

What are the 3 broad categories of slaves?

Field, Domestic, Skilled

Slaves in the Bahamas were supervised by _________, while slaves elsewhere in the West Indies they are called ___________.

overseers, masters

List at least 5 bad conditions of the Middle Passage.

They were chained
They were squeezed together with no space to move
They had tiny rations to eat
They were forced to exercise to stay fit
They were whipped and beaten
There was no sanitation
They were scared of the unfamiliar sea, ships, and white Europeans