Atlantic Slave Trade

• Why could Europeans not use the native peoples of the Caribbean to work on plantations?

  They died from european diseases or ran away.
• Which two words can be used to describe the climate of the Caribbean?

  Hot/Humid
• Name two crops that were commonly grown on plantations.

  Tobacco/Sugar
• Give two examples of goods that were shipped from Britain to Africa.

  Guns, cloth, iron, beer
• How many weeks did the Middle Passage last?

  6 - 11 weeks
• What is the definition of a plantation?

  A large crop that grows one particular plant.
• Which two islands were at the centre of Britain's sugar production in the Caribbean?

  Barbados/Jamaica
• Name two ways in which someone could become a slave.

  Prisoner of War/Captured and sold in Africa
• Give an example of a slave factory.


  El Mino
• Where were slaves kept whilst they were in slave factories?

  Underground dungeons
• What did Africans leave on their way out of the slave factories?

  The Door Of No Return
• What two things happened to slaves between leaving the slave factory and boarding the ship?

  They were branded on the chest/They were examined by surgeons
• What percentage of slaves died during the Middle Passage?

  12%
• Give an example of a disease that was common on the Middle Passage.


  Scurvy/Dysentery
• How much water did slaves receive on the Middle Passage?

  2 Coconut shells
• Who was Olaudah Equiano?

  Freed slave who recorded his experiences of the Triangular Trade.
• Name one thing that slaves could do to resist on the Middle Passage.

  Refuse to exercise/Throw themselves overboard
• Give a specific example of how the slave trade impacted on Bristol's architecture.

  Queen's Square became a wealth residency for slave traders to stay.
• How much money did Liverpool make from the slave trade per year?

  £300,000
• Give 3 jobs that were created in British ports by the slave trade.

  Carpentry/Sailors/Slave Merchants/Cooper.
• What does 'prosperity' mean?

  A 'prosperous' person is rich, wealthy or well-off.
• What would you make if you were a cooper?

  A cooper makes barrels.
• How many people lived in Liverpool at the end of the slave trade compared to the start?

  5000 at the beginning/78,000 at the end
• Which Liverpudlian school was founded by money from the slave trade?

  Blue Coats school
• What was the name of the African kingdom that dominated the slave trade?

  Asante / Dahomey
• What became more common in Africa as a result of the demand for slaves?

  Guns and firearms
• Why did the African population become weaker during the slave trade?

  10-15 million individuals were taken from Africa to be slaves, so the population decreased. The slavers also took Africa's youngest and fittest members.
• Why did African crafts die out during the slave trade?


  African crafts, such as pottery, died out during the slave trade because they were repalced with more durable metal items from Britain.
• How did the slave trade impact African law and justice?


  Chiefs used a slavery as a punishment for minor crimes, as this made them more profit.
• What word describes moveable properties?


  Chattle
• How long did the official Slave Trade last?

  1770-1807.
• Which two substances were used to make slaves look better before they were sold?

  Oil and beeswax.
• How would the highest quality slave be sold?


  Auction.
• What words describes the process of agreeing a price per slave before rushing to grab the desired one?

  Scramble.
• Give two reasons why slave auctions were a traumatic experience for slaves.

  They thought they would be eaten/ they were treated like animals.
• What happened to slaves who were difficult to sell? (Refuse)

  They were kicked out onto the streets to die/ were bought for a low price by doctors to be healed and sold again.
• Why would a source from a modern historian be useful?

  A modern historian would be an expert on the subject, and would have access to all relevant information.
• Why would a source from a modern book be valuable in studying the slave trade?

  The book would be factual, as it was likely written for educational purposes, and written with all the relevant information.
• Why would a source from a former slave be useful in investigating the slave trade?

  A primary source, an eye witness account.
• Why do we have to be careful when looking at sources written by slave owners and traders?

  Slave owners and traders would likely have written sources with a bias towards whites.