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how many slaves were forcibly moved from Africa to the Americas from 1500-1800 CE? |
10 to 12 million |
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approximately how many of those died during the voyage? |
15 percent |
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what two areas received the most slaves from Africa? Which area received the fewest? |
Caribbean and Brazil North America |
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what are the three major agricultural products grown by the institution of slavery? |
sugar, tobacco, coffee |
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what three products did Europeans usually trade with Africa to obtain slaves to take to the americas? |
metal tools, fine textiles, guns |
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describe the treatment of slaves brought from Africa to the americas |
4 feet of room per person, horrendous |
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slavery in brazil and the caribbean vs. north america |
B./C.- 23 year life expectancy, planted, harvested and processed sugar, worked 48 hours a day 10 months of the year, amputated limbs with hatchet when caught in sugar rollers both- lives dominated by work and terror N.A.- sold in market similar to cattle sale, branded on cheeks, slave treatment was better and the slave population began increasing |
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how did slavery in the atlantic compare to previous forms of slavery? explain |
early slaves could sometimes hold power and were influential (Zheng-He) , Atlantic was worse and more horrifying because it was slavery in which people were movable property |
