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58 Cards in this Set
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Slave Trade Regions
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Senagambia
Sierra Leone The Gold Coast Bight of Biafra Bight of Benin West Central Africa |
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[europeans set out to discover gold ivory and ultimately slaves. Slaves were not intentional no conscious effort]
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[slave trade controlled by different europeans at different times]
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British Gain Control of Slave Centers
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1640s-1700s- Slavery becomes institution
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Merchantilism
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the view that imports are bad and exports are good
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Slavery becomes an economic social foundation
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1700s-1865
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Branding Symbols
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Coat of Arms- Showed ownership, "spoken for"
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Commodities traded for slaves
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Weapons introduced to W. Africa they inspire warfare and conflict
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Women and children kept separate in barracks
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Separation allowed disorientation, suppression of fear, no communication
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As warfare increased...
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Europeans able to gain control over slave trade.
-given access to slaves -people become cheaper -life exp. goes ^ |
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Only britans can export slaves increased access to captives
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1640
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As slaves live earlier and healthier...
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Fertility goes up, and slaves are able to have more children, cause more dependence on slave law
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Over time colonists depend on..
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Production of crop (cash crop)
TABACCO, sugar, rice |
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Colonists plant more crash crop which =
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More cheap labor supply, growth, reliable dependent service demand for labor GROWS relying heavily on African Slaves
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Slave trade primarily about...
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Money, which lead to racial ideologies
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Overtime slavery is institutionalized with laws...
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laws were necessary to define africans as slaves
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Laws passed to define slaves, and create...
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-A permanent labor force
-Prevent collaboration between african americans and indentured servants |
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Barracoon
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living quarters for slaves and indentured servants
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Middle Passage
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Slave voyage from Africa to the Americas
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Resistance
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to mentally resist something subtle or obvious
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Seasoning Process
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forcing the enslaved Africans to accept their new lives as menial workers with no rights before the law.
a process of behavior modification |
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RESISTANCE MEANS
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- defy authority
- isnt necess. outright change - understanding human behavior |
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Examples of Resisting
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- running away
- practicing own religion - learning to read and write - pretending - speaking another language |
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Slave Trade Regions
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Senagambia
Sierra Leone The Gold Coast Bight of Biafra Bight of Benin West Central Africa |
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[europeans set out to discover gold ivory and ultimately slaves. Slaves were not intentional no conscious effort]
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[slave trade controlled by different europeans at different times]
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British Gain Control of Slave Centers
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1640s-1700s- Slavery becomes institution
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Merchantilism
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the view that imports are bad and exports are good
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Slavery Becomes an economic social foundation
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1700s-1865
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Branding Symbols
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Coat of Arms- Showed ownership, "spoken for"
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Commodities traded for slaves
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Weapons introduced to W. Africa they inspire warfare and conflict
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Women and children kept separate in barracks
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Separation allowed disorientation, suppression of fear
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As warfare increased...
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Europeans able to gain control over slave trade.
-given access to slaves -people become cheaper -life exp. goes ^ |
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Only britans can export slaves increased access to captives
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1640
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As slaves live earlier and healthier...
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Fertility goes up, and slaves are able to have more children, cause more dependence on slave law
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Over time colonists depend on..
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Production of crop (cash crop)
TABACCO, sugar, rice |
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Colonists plant more crash crop which =
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More cheap labor supply, growth, reliable dependent service demand for labor GROWS relying heavily on African Slaves
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Slave trade primarily about...
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Money, which lead to racial ideologies
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Overtime slavery is institutionalized with laws...
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laws were necessary to define africans as slaves
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Laws passed to define slaves, and create...
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-A permanent labor force
-Prevent collaboration between african americans and indentured servants |
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Barracoon
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living quarters for slaves and indentured servants
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Middle Passage
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Slave voyage from Africa to the Americas
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Resistance
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to mentally resist something subtle or obvious
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Seasoning Process
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forcing the enslaved Africans to accept their new lives as menial workers with no rights before the law.
a process of behavior modification |
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Slavery included:
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- Demographic Change
- Law- Inferiority, Impermance |
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LAW: The Condition of Child
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If your mother is a slave, you are a slave. If your mother is free you are free
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LAW: A servant running away with a slave gets double punishment
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Used to prevent rebellion and assistance with psychological division
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Differentiation
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separation or discrimination of parts
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LAW: Slavery and Baptism in Christian Religion
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Even a christian can be a slave. Slavery is not a problem under God
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LAW: A slave must be granted written permission to leave
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LAW: Masters can disipline slaves by any means necessary
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LAW: Against the law to read or write
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Can't write to pass freedom
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LAW: Punishment for petty crime was harshest for slaves
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LAW: Marriages between slaves and free people against the law
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LAW:A slave is not a competent witness against a free person
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A slave against a slave is okay, but only is it dosent interrupt crop sale
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LAW: Servant women banished from town if give birth to child
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LAW: Mannumission is permitted only if master gets permission from higher authority and if master pays for transportation
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Manumission
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the freeing of a slave by master
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LAW: When a person is declared a slave their property is given to servants
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[No regulation of white men sexuality. Laws do not limit their actions]
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Slave vs. Servant
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Indenture servant has agreed to a term of service in turn for the cost of getting to America
At the end of the term agreement the Indenture servant will be once again free and no longer reqired to be a servant. Made europeans rely on africans |
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[Slavery is an economic system]
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Economic Intent
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How Slavery was Caste
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- Ancestry
- Economic Status - Cant marry outside - Cant rise, impossible to come up |
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[Slavery was about gain and prosperity]
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Clear Objective
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