Slavery
Did you know that slavery was a part of life in the colonial beginnings?
How many people died in the civil war?
More than 600,000 people died in it.
Which law did virgin pass in 1662?
It passes the law that says, “any child born to an enslaved mother will also become a slave for life”.
Where was the first slave port?
It was in Santo Domingo (in modern-day Dominican Republic).
Did you know that slaves are cheaper labor than contracted servants?
When did an ex-slave write a story about the life of slavery?
It was written in 1774.
Where did the ex-slave write the story?
It was written in New York.
Did the quakers protest against slavery?
Yes, they did protest against slavery.
Who started the slave trade?
Spanish and Portuguese started it.
When did the Slave trade start?
It started in 1510.
When did Britain and Holland join the slave trade?
They joined the slave trade in 1560.
Did you know that Boston plays a major part of the slave trade?
When did the US passes a law to take the country out of the slave trade?
The US passes the law in 1819.
Who helped to start the underground railroad?
A quaker family helped to start it.
Which quaker helped to start the underground railroad?
Isaac Hopper started it.
what was the first country to ban slavery?
Haiti was the first to ban slavery.
Which European country banned the slavery trade first?
Denmark was the first country to ban the slavery trade first.
Who ended slavery?
Abraham Lincoln the 16th president ended it.
Which countries resisted abolishing slavery?
Texas, Louisiana, Arkansas, Missouri, Kentucky, West Virginia, Virginia, Tennessee, Mississippi, Alabama, Georgia, Florida, South Carolina, and North Carolina are the countries that resisted abolishing slavery.
What is the slavery triangle?
Ships from Britain carried manufactured good such as cloth, ironware, and guns to west Africa. Theses were exchanged for me, women, and children. The sea crossing to the West Indies was brutal, and many slaves didn’t survive. Those who did were sold at auctions, and the profits were to buy sugar, cotton, rum, and tobacco to take back to Britain.