SETTLING NORTH AMERICA 1497 1732
RISE OF THE SLAVE TRADE BLACK HISTORY IN COLONIAL AMERICA
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Question
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get out of the smell of the hold.
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pick the best slaves.
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avoid being trampled.
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get the best prices.
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Detailed explanation-1: -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-2: -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. Families who had managed to stay together were now often broken up.
Detailed explanation-3: -Small planters and artisans as well as large planters and urban merchants bought slaves from the Company. The market catered not only for people who wanted to buy many slaves but for those wanting just one or two slaves.
Detailed explanation-4: -The majority of those sold into slavery were destined to work on plantations in the Caribbean and the Americas, where huge areas of the American continent had been colonized by European countries. These plantations produced products such as sugar or tobacco, meant for consumption back in Europe.