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AP European History Flashcards: The Slave Trade
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Name the slave rebellion that took place in the French colony of Saint-Domingue.
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The Haitian Revolution. 1791-1804 revolution that ended slavery and created independent Haiti.
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Flashcard 1: Name the slave rebellion that took place in the French colony of Saint-Domingue.
Answer: The Haitian Revolution. 1791-1804 revolution that ended slavery and created independent Haiti.
Flashcard 2: Name the first European power to formally abolish the slave trade.
Answer: Denmark. Denmark banned slave trading in 1803, effective from 1808.
Flashcard 3: What percentage of enslaved Africans did not survive the Middle Passage?
Answer: Approximately 15-20%. Horrific mortality rate due to disease, violence, and brutal conditions.
Flashcard 4: What was the primary destination for enslaved Africans transported across the Atlantic?
Answer: The Caribbean and Brazil. These regions had extensive sugar plantations requiring large labor forces.
Flashcard 5: Which industry in Europe significantly benefited from the slave trade?
Answer: The textile industry. Slave-produced cotton was essential for European textile manufacturing.
Flashcard 6: Which European country abolished slavery in its colonies in 1848?
Answer: France. Second Republic abolished slavery in all French territories permanently.
Flashcard 7: What was a common condition experienced by enslaved Africans during the Middle Passage?
Answer: Overcrowding. Enslaved people were packed tightly in ship holds like cargo.
Flashcard 8: What role did African leaders play in the slave trade?
Answer: Some participated by capturing and selling slaves. African rulers and merchants were essential partners in the slave trade.
Flashcard 9: What was the primary labor performed by enslaved Africans in the Caribbean?
Answer: Sugar cultivation. Caribbean sugar plantations relied heavily on enslaved African labor.
Flashcard 10: What was the triangular trade?
Answer: A three-legged network involving Europe, Africa, and the Americas. Goods flowed between continents: manufactured goods, slaves, and raw materials.
Flashcard 11: What impact did the slave trade have on African societies?
Answer: It led to social disruption and demographic changes. Millions were taken, weakening communities and altering political structures.
Flashcard 12: What year did the British Parliament pass the Abolition of the Slave Trade Act?
Answer:
Flashcard 13: What was the main economic motive for European involvement in the transatlantic slave trade?
Answer: To acquire cheap labor for plantations in the Americas. Plantation agriculture in the Caribbean and Americas required intensive manual labor.
Flashcard 14: Which African kingdom was heavily involved in the slave trade?
Answer: The Kingdom of Dahomey. West African kingdom that profited from capturing and selling slaves.
Flashcard 15: Name the first European power to formally abolish the slave trade.
Answer: Denmark. Denmark banned slave trading in 1803, effective from 1808.
Flashcard 16: Which African kingdom was heavily involved in the slave trade?
Answer: The Kingdom of Dahomey. West African kingdom that profited from capturing and selling slaves.
Flashcard 17: What was the primary agricultural product of the slave-based economy in the American South?
Answer: Cotton. Cotton plantations in the American South depended on slave labor.
Flashcard 18: Which European nation dominated the slave trade in the 17th century?
Answer: The Netherlands. Dutch West India Company controlled much of the Atlantic slave trade.
Flashcard 19: What was the primary agricultural product of the slave-based economy in the American South?
Answer: Cotton. Cotton plantations in the American South depended on slave labor.
Flashcard 20: What was a common condition experienced by enslaved Africans during the Middle Passage?
Answer: Overcrowding. Enslaved people were packed tightly in ship holds like cargo.
Flashcard 21: Which industry in Europe significantly benefited from the slave trade?
Answer: The textile industry. Slave-produced cotton was essential for European textile manufacturing.
Flashcard 22: Which European country abolished slavery in its colonies in 1848?
Answer: France. Second Republic abolished slavery in all French territories permanently.
Flashcard 23: Which European country's colonies in the Americas had the largest number of enslaved Africans?
Answer: Portugal. Brazil received the largest number of enslaved Africans in the Americas.
Flashcard 24: Which commodity was often exchanged for enslaved Africans in West Africa?
Answer: Guns. European firearms were traded to African rulers for enslaved people.
Flashcard 25: Identify the primary economic system that benefited from the slave trade.
Answer: Mercantilism. Economic system emphasizing national wealth through favorable trade balances.
Flashcard 26: Identify the African port that was a major departure point for slave ships.
Answer: Elmina. Major Gold Coast fortress and slave trading post in present-day Ghana.
Flashcard 27: Which European country first initiated the transatlantic slave trade?
Answer: Portugal. Began slave trading in the 15th century along the West African coast.
Flashcard 28: Which economic theory justified European colonization and the slave trade?
Answer: Mercantilism. Economic theory that encouraged colonial exploitation for national profit.
Flashcard 29: Identify the European port city that was a major hub for the slave trade.
Answer: Liverpool. Major English port where slave ships were financed and equipped.
Flashcard 30: Name the 18th-century abolitionist who was a former enslaved African.
Answer: Olaudah Equiano. Wrote 'The Interesting Narrative' describing his experiences in slavery.
Flashcard 31: What was the primary destination for enslaved Africans transported across the Atlantic?
Answer: The Caribbean and Brazil. These regions had extensive sugar plantations requiring large labor forces.
Flashcard 32: What was the Treaty of Utrecht's impact on the slave trade?
Answer: It granted Britain the asiento, a monopoly on slave trade to Spanish America. 1713 treaty gave Britain exclusive rights to supply Spanish colonies.
Flashcard 33: Name the slave rebellion that took place in the French colony of Saint-Domingue.
Answer: The Haitian Revolution. 1791-1804 revolution that ended slavery and created independent Haiti.
Flashcard 34: What was the primary factor leading to the decline of the transatlantic slave trade?
Answer: Growing abolitionist movements. Moral opposition to slavery grew stronger in the late 18th century.
Flashcard 35: What was the main cargo transported from the Americas to Europe in the triangular trade?
Answer: Sugar, tobacco, and cotton. Slave-produced commodities that generated enormous profits for Europeans.
Flashcard 36: Which European power established the first permanent settlement in Brazil?
Answer: Portugal. Portugal colonized Brazil and brought millions of enslaved Africans there.
Flashcard 37: Identify the 19th-century movement dedicated to ending the slave trade.
Answer: Abolitionism. Movement that ultimately led to the end of legal slavery.
Flashcard 38: Identify the term used to describe the voyage of enslaved Africans across the Atlantic Ocean.
Answer: The Middle Passage. The horrific journey across the Atlantic where millions died in ship holds.
Flashcard 39: Which European nation dominated the slave trade in the 17th century?
Answer: The Netherlands. Dutch West India Company controlled much of the Atlantic slave trade.
Flashcard 40: Which Enlightenment thinker criticized the slave trade in his writings?
Answer: Voltaire. Enlightenment philosopher who condemned slavery as morally wrong.
Flashcard 41: What was the primary factor leading to the decline of the transatlantic slave trade?
Answer: Growing abolitionist movements. Moral opposition to slavery grew stronger in the late 18th century.
Flashcard 42: Which European power established the first permanent settlement in Brazil?
Answer: Portugal. Portugal colonized Brazil and brought millions of enslaved Africans there.
Flashcard 43: Which European city was known for its early abolitionist movements?
Answer: London. Center of British abolitionist activity and parliamentary campaigns.
Flashcard 44: What was the primary justification used by Europeans for the slave trade?
Answer: Belief in racial superiority. Racist ideology used to justify enslaving African people.
Flashcard 45: What impact did the slave trade have on African societies?
Answer: It led to social disruption and demographic changes. Millions were taken, weakening communities and altering political structures.
Flashcard 46: What was the Treaty of Utrecht's impact on the slave trade?
Answer: It granted Britain the asiento, a monopoly on slave trade to Spanish America. 1713 treaty gave Britain exclusive rights to supply Spanish colonies.
Flashcard 47: Which European country's colonies in the Americas had the largest number of enslaved Africans?
Answer: Portugal. Brazil received the largest number of enslaved Africans in the Americas.
Flashcard 48: What was the primary justification used by Europeans for the slave trade?
Answer: Belief in racial superiority. Racist ideology used to justify enslaving African people.
Flashcard 49: Identify the 19th-century British politician who was a leading abolitionist.
Answer: William Wilberforce. British MP who led the parliamentary campaign against slave trade.
Flashcard 50: Identify the 19th-century British politician who was a leading abolitionist.
Answer: William Wilberforce. British MP who led the parliamentary campaign against slave trade.
Flashcard 51: What was the primary labor performed by enslaved Africans in the Caribbean?
Answer: Sugar cultivation. Caribbean sugar plantations relied heavily on enslaved African labor.
Flashcard 52: Which religious group was prominently involved in the abolitionist movement?
Answer: Quakers. Religious group that opposed slavery on moral and Christian grounds.
Flashcard 53: What legal status did enslaved individuals have in European law during the slave trade?
Answer: Property, not persons. Enslaved people were legally considered movable property, not human beings.
Flashcard 54: What year did the British Parliament pass the Abolition of the Slave Trade Act?
Answer:
Flashcard 55: What was the legal status of children born to enslaved women in the Americas?
Answer: They were born into slavery. Children inherited the enslaved status of their mothers.
Flashcard 56: What was the legal status of children born to enslaved women in the Americas?
Answer: They were born into slavery. Children inherited the enslaved status of their mothers.
Flashcard 57: What was the Zong Massacre?
Answer: An incident where enslaved Africans were thrown overboard from a ship. 1781 case where 132 Africans were murdered for insurance money.
Flashcard 58: Identify the European port city that was a major hub for the slave trade.
Answer: Liverpool. Major English port where slave ships were financed and equipped.
Flashcard 59: Which economic theory justified European colonization and the slave trade?
Answer: Mercantilism. Economic theory that encouraged colonial exploitation for national profit.
Flashcard 60: Identify the term used to describe the voyage of enslaved Africans across the Atlantic Ocean.
Answer: The Middle Passage. The horrific journey across the Atlantic where millions died in ship holds.
Flashcard 61: Identify the 19th-century movement dedicated to ending the slave trade.
Answer: Abolitionism. Movement that ultimately led to the end of legal slavery.
Flashcard 62: Identify the primary economic system that benefited from the slave trade.
Answer: Mercantilism. Economic system emphasizing national wealth through favorable trade balances.
Flashcard 63: What role did African leaders play in the slave trade?
Answer: Some participated by capturing and selling slaves. African rulers and merchants were essential partners in the slave trade.
Flashcard 64: Which European city was known for its early abolitionist movements?
Answer: London. Center of British abolitionist activity and parliamentary campaigns.
Flashcard 65: Which European country first initiated the transatlantic slave trade?
Answer: Portugal. Began slave trading in the 15th century along the West African coast.
Flashcard 66: What was the main cargo transported from the Americas to Europe in the triangular trade?
Answer: Sugar, tobacco, and cotton. Slave-produced commodities that generated enormous profits for Europeans.
Flashcard 67: Which commodity was often exchanged for enslaved Africans in West Africa?
Answer: Guns. European firearms were traded to African rulers for enslaved people.
Flashcard 68: Name the 18th-century abolitionist who was a former enslaved African.
Answer: Olaudah Equiano. Wrote 'The Interesting Narrative' describing his experiences in slavery.
Flashcard 69: What was the Zong Massacre?
Answer: An incident where enslaved Africans were thrown overboard from a ship. 1781 case where 132 Africans were murdered for insurance money.
Flashcard 70: Which religious group was prominently involved in the abolitionist movement?
Answer: Quakers. Religious group that opposed slavery on moral and Christian grounds.
Flashcard 71: What was the triangular trade?
Answer: A three-legged network involving Europe, Africa, and the Americas. Goods flowed between continents: manufactured goods, slaves, and raw materials.
Flashcard 72: Identify the African port that was a major departure point for slave ships.
Answer: Elmina. Major Gold Coast fortress and slave trading post in present-day Ghana.
Flashcard 73: What was the main economic motive for European involvement in the transatlantic slave trade?
Answer: To acquire cheap labor for plantations in the Americas. Plantation agriculture in the Caribbean and Americas required intensive manual labor.
Flashcard 74: What percentage of enslaved Africans did not survive the Middle Passage?
Answer: Approximately 15-20%. Horrific mortality rate due to disease, violence, and brutal conditions.
Flashcard 75: What legal status did enslaved individuals have in European law during the slave trade?
Answer: Property, not persons. Enslaved people were legally considered movable property, not human beings.
Flashcard 76: Which Enlightenment thinker criticized the slave trade in his writings?
Answer: Voltaire. Enlightenment philosopher who condemned slavery as morally wrong.