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  • Created on: 18-05-22 21:06
chattel slave
a person who is enslaved forever and tehir children are automatically enslaved. they are treated as property to be bought and sold.
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monopoly
the exclusive control of trade in a commodity or service
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transatlantic slave trade
the trade between africa and the carribean and usa of enslaved people
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plantation
a large farm on which crops such as sugar and tobacco are grown
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flogged
to be whipped
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shackles
metal chains used to connect the wrists to ankles
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indentured labour
people who worked for food and a place to stay for a set amount of time (5 to 7 years)
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middle passage
the middle journey on the triangular trade transporting enslaved africans to the americas
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overseer
the person who supervised the work of those who were enslaved on the plantations
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passive resistance
a method of resisting enslavement that could not be easily identified e.g. working slowly and breaking tools on purpose
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underground railway
a network of secret routes that those who escaped could travel to get to the Northern States of America or Canada
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maroons
communities set up in remote (hard to reach) areas of those who had escaped from their plantations
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monopoly

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the exclusive control of trade in a commodity or service

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transatlantic slave trade

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plantation

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flogged

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