USA HISTORY

LIFE IN ANTEBELLUM AMERICA 1807 1861

SLAVERY IN AMERICA COTTON SLAVE TRADE AND THE SOUTHERN RESPONSE

Question [CLICK ON ANY CHOICE TO KNOW THE RIGHT ANSWER]
The cruelest stage of slavery was considered?
A
The First Stage
B
The Second Stage
C
The Third Stage
D
The Fourth Stage
Explanation: 

Detailed explanation-1: -three stages of the so-called triangular trade, in which arms, textiles, and wine were shipped from Europe to Africa, enslaved people from Africa to the Americas, and sugar and coffee from the Americas to Europe.

Detailed explanation-2: -The oldest known slave society was the Mesopotamian and Sumerian civilisations located in the Iran/Iraq region between 6000-2000BCE.

Detailed explanation-3: -Women were abused by crew members and rape was common. The physical conditions, fear and uncertainty left many of the captives traumatised and unable to eat, some were pushed to take their own lives.

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