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SETTLING NORTH AMERICA 1497 1732

RISE OF THE SLAVE TRADE BLACK HISTORY IN COLONIAL AMERICA

Question [CLICK ON ANY CHOICE TO KNOW THE RIGHT ANSWER]
Most slave ship captains were paid for each slave they started the journey with, regardless of whether they survived the journey to the Americas or not. For this reason, most captains were “ ____ packers, “ cramming as many people on board as possible If a slave died on board, or showed signs of illness, they would be tossed overboard. ____ were used as ‘proof of purchase.’
A
Tight; Hands
B
Light; Ears
C
Light; Feet
D
Tight; Ears
Explanation: 

Detailed explanation-1: -John Kimber was the captain of a British slave ship who was tried for murder in 1792, after the abolitionist William Wilberforce accused him of torturing to death an enslaved teenaged girl on the deck of his ship. Kimber was acquitted, but the trial gained much attention in the press.

Detailed explanation-2: -Although it’s difficult to determine how many Africans died en route to the new world, it is now believed that between ten and twenty percent of those transported lost their lives.

Detailed explanation-3: -Nathanial “Nat” Turner (1800-1831) was an enslaved man who led a rebellion of enslaved people on August 21, 1831. His action set off a massacre of up to 200 Black people and a new wave of oppressive legislation prohibiting the education, movement, and assembly of enslaved people.

Detailed explanation-4: -"Treatment” of the enslaved was horrific because the captured African men and women were considered less than human; they were “cargo", or “goods", and treated as such; they were transported for marketing.

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