Name: ______Date: ______Ship of Slaves Film Questions 28 points (in grade book) 15 points for Independent Study Assignment

Answer the questions by filling in the blanks or in DETAILED bullet points.

1. How long has slavery existed? Thousands of Years

2. Name three ancient cultures that used slaves. a. Mesopotamia b. Egypt c. Rome

3. What three countries found their slaves in Africa in the 15th century? a. Portuguese b. Dutch (Netherlands) c. England

4. Give 2 reasons that the Europeans explored the west coast of Africa. a. Spread Christianity b. Civilize the Africans (since they weren’t “civilized” they were meant to be slaves)

5. How did their exploration influence the development of the slave trade? - Europeans found that they could trade their cheap goods for slaves, liked that a lot - They would pay Africans to hunt down their own people, - Since the Africans were afraid of the explorers, (they thought they were cannibals) they seemed in the Europeans’ eyes to be unintelligent and meant to be slaves

6. Slavery was based on power and economics.

7. Describe the journey to the coast for the slaves that were captured. - they were forced to walk a LONG way, many without shoes - put in chains - Babies and the elderly were left behind 8. What were the conditions on the slave ships like? Give at least 4 examples. - No room! Would have to lay side by side, sometimes in the weirdest of positions to fit – and the journey took 8 weeks! - no bathrooms (floors covered with feces and mucous) - gasping for air (not enough oxygen for candles to burn) - hot - Fed in troughs - Disease - It stunk

9. What happened to the slaves who had a disease or was suspected of disease once on the ship? - thrown overboard

10.How did Africans resist slavery? - Revolt (mutinies) - Amistad – tore iron off of door to use to resist the Europeans

11.How were slaves treated in the markets once they arrived in the New World? - Stripped and hosed down - Oiled up to be sold (oil would show the muscle definition) - At market, buyer comes in and sees nude slaves – would look at their bodies to decide which was the fittest - Put in a pen (like livestock) buyers would come to choose their slave.

12.What did the slaves bring to the New World? - Brought advanced farming techniques

13.How did slaves help build the economy of America? - They raised the tobacco, cotton and sugar crops that helped build the American economy.