Era 7 topic 1: Slavery

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Era 7 - Topic: Slavery

The Golden Age

 Slavery

Learning goals

-You can explain transatlantic slave trade and triangular trade.

-You explain what role the Dutch and African tribes had in the triangular trade.

-You explain the impact the triangular trade had on Dutch society.

Origins of slavery

How did people become slaves?

• Debts/ owing someone money.
• Prisoners of war.
• Slave raids (=rooftochten).

Someone who was enslaved had become property of a slave trader and lost his or her rights (became an object).

Triangular Trade

Tra

Trade between European countries, West-African tribes and European colonies in the Americas

Each segment of the triangle had specific "goods"

The segment between Africa and America is called the Transatlantic slave trade

Slave trade

African slave traders brought slaves to the European trading posts on the West coast (for example fort Elmina).

Slaves were transported by ship to auctions in America.  

Slave ships (1 in 8 slaves died):

• crowded
• poor hygiene
• bad food
• slaves were chained

Slavery on plantations

Plantation owners bought slaves at auctions.

Life at the plantation

• Families were separated
• Lived the rest of their lives on the plantation
• Punishments for fleeing and not working hard enough.

Slavery

Slaves tried to resist:

• By destroying the harvest.
• Keeping old customs and traditions, language and religion (culture)
• Sometimes there were succesful escapes or uprisings.

Uprisings were almost always crushed with violence.

Why were slaves branded?

1. So their tribe didn't want them back.
2. To punish them
3. To show who owned them.

Which goods were shipped at number 1?

1. Slaves
2. Sugar and tobacco
3. Alcohol and weapons

People could be enslaved for different reasons.
Which answer is not a proper example?

1. To pay of debts
2. Captured by slave hunters
3. Because of their religion
4. Prisoner of war

Learning objectives

-You can explain transatlantic slave trade and triangular trade.

-You explain what role the Dutch and African tribes had in the triangular trade.

-You explain the impact the triangular trade had on Dutch society.

Get to work

What? See whiteboard.

How? Alone 

Help? Ask neighbour. Can't figure it out? Ask teacher. 

Time? Until the end of the lesson. 

Done? Learn terms and dates. Ask teacher.