African American Studies Middle Passage

how do the European's beliefs regarding health and medicine differ from the beliefs of a ship's human cargo

Europeans believed Africans got sick because they were sinners while African had a more practical outlook

the typical process for selling slaves

slaves were taken to Martinique or Barbados, seasoned, sold using auctions or the scramble

define and describe seasoning

was a way to prepare slaves for resale, slaves were renamed and taught how to work on a plantation

which American country had the greatest number of slaves from africa

Spanish america

how important were creoles and why

born in Americas, not aware of their roots, worth more, did not revolt as often because slavery was all they knew

how did an African become a slave

captured in Africa & put on ship to west indies

what incident is responsible for an increase in the demand for slaves after the 1500s

colonization in America

describe the typical conditions on a slave ship

dirty little space, little food, disease

what purpose were slaves used by the Portuguese

distribute European goods

common forms of rebellion at sea

drowning, starvation, revolt

which country became the dominant slave trading country during the early 17th century

dutch

what conditions or circumstances determines whether or not a slave had been seasoned

if they were accustomed to the new food, climate, language, and if they were psychologically broken

in what way was American slavery different from Islamic or other forms of slavery

in Islamic slavery, they took prisoners of war

which on board diseases took the most lives

malaria, yellow fever, measles, small pox, hockworm, scury, bloody flux

differences in the experiences of male and female slaves on board the ships

men were double the price of women, sexual advances were made toward women, slave populations failed to reproduce themselves

why did the british want to take over the slave trade in the late 17th century

more money for tobacco trade

what were the characteristics of a slave ship's doctor

not qualified and did not care for the slaves

what precautions did Europeans take to reduce the risk of rebellions at the slave factories in africa

scared them, separated families, created language barriers

how does Olaudah Equiano describe the middle passage

sickening, emotionally agitating, and a hellish place

the effect of slave trading on worldwide trade systems

start to make slavery based on race

explain the division of work performed by slaves in the west indies

strongest men did heavy work, women and older men did lighter field work, children did task such as bring food and water to the other slaves

which country took the lead in exploration and colonization in the 1400s

the Portuguese

by which method did early European obtain slaves

used inter ethnic rivalries to their advantage to obtain slaves