USA HISTORY

Detailed explanation-1: -There were two methods of selling enslaved people: Auction-An auctioneer sold enslaved people individually or in lots (as a group), with people being sold to the highest bidder. Scramble-Here the enslaved people were kept together in an enclosure. Buyers paid the captain a fixed sum beforehand.

Detailed explanation-2: -A scramble was a particular form of slave auction that took place during the Atlantic slave trade in the European colonies of the West Indies and the United States.

Detailed explanation-3: -slave auction (plural slave auctions) A lighthearted fundraising event where people volunteer to be bid upon in an auction, and act as servants to the winning bidders for a short period afterwards.

Detailed explanation-4: -The highest price for one individual was $1, 750. The lowest price for any one slave was $250. Soon after the last slave was sold, the rain stopped. Champagne bottles popped in celebration.

Detailed explanation-5: -There were three types of auctions: Grab and go, May the highest bidder win, and the scramble.