History assignment

• What was the primary labor system that forced Africans to work on plantations?

  The Atlantic Slave Trade
• What were the conditions like for Africans working on plantations?

  They worked under brutal conditions with little successful slave revolts
• What were the main factors preventing slave revolts on plantations?

  • Fear of public punishments
  • Inability to organize a strong resistance
  • Location of the plantations
• Why were public punishments considered the most important factor in preventing slave revolts?


  They instilled fear and psychological control over the enslaved
• What types of brutal punishments were inflicted on slaves?


  Whippings, beatings, starvation, and burning alive
• How did the public nature of punishments affect slaves' behavior?


  It made them petrified to revolt due to fear of consequences
• What was the psychological impact of public punishments on slaves?


  It destroyed their spirits and prevented revolts
• What was the process of branding in the context of slave punishment?


  A piece of red hot iron was pushed into a slave's flesh
• Why were slaves often branded?


  As a punishment for trying to escape
• How did the physical conditions of slaves contribute to their inability to revolt?


  They were physically drained and fatigued from long hours and poor nutrition
• How many hours a day did slaves typically work in the fields?


  Up to 18 hours a day
• What was the typical diet of slaves on plantations?


  Foods like bread and fish that were going rotten
• How did the lack of communication among slaves affect their ability to organize revolts?


  It made it difficult to share ideas or warnings among large groups
• Why was the location of plantations significant in preventing slave revolts?


  Many were in remote areas, making communication and rebellion difficult
• What natural barriers surrounded many plantations in the Caribbean?


  Swamps, dense forests, mountains, and the sea
• How did the terrain around plantations affect escaped slaves?


  It acted as a natural barrier, preventing their escape
• What is the author's opinion on the factors preventing slave resistance?


  • Fear of public punishments is the most important factor
  • Public punishments create fear and submission
  • Location and inability to organize also play roles but are less significant