AMERICAN CIVIL WAR 1861 1865
GETTYSBURG ADDRESS
|
Question
[CLICK ON ANY CHOICE TO KNOW THE RIGHT ANSWER]
|
Once slaves arrived in the Americas they were
|
|
sent to loving families
|
|
|
allowed to take a vacation
|
|
|
thrown off the slave ships
|
|
|
sold at auctions
|
Explanation:
Detailed explanation-1: -On reaching the Americas the crew of slave ships prepared the Africans for sale. They washed, shaved and rubbed them with palm oil to disguise sores and wounds caused by conditions on board. The captains usually sold their captives directly to planters or specialised wholesalers by auction.
Detailed explanation-2: -A slave market is a place where slaves are bought and sold. These markets became a key phenomenon in the history of slavery.
Detailed explanation-3: -Betts & Gregory, an auction house located on Franklin Street in Richmond, advertises the current prices for enslaved African Americans in March 1861. Prices ranged from $1, 600 to $1, 300, the latter price being for “Boys 4 feet high."
There is 1 question to complete.