SETTLING NORTH AMERICA 1497 1732
RISE OF THE SLAVE TRADE BLACK HISTORY IN COLONIAL AMERICA
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Slave families would be split up because of monetary reasons.
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Auctions were fairly humane, and the slaves had some voice in who they were sold to and for how much.
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Women and Children were sold for more money because they were easier to influence.
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Men sold for more because of their physical abilities.
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The enslaved that were being auctioned were cleaned, dressed, and prepped. They were then asked to do physical tasks to show their physical abilities.
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Detailed explanation-1: -The auctioneer would decide a price to start the bidding. This would be higher for fit, young slaves and lower for older, very young or sickly slaves. Potential buyers would then bid against each other. The person who bid the most would then own that slave.
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. It was called a “scramble” because buyers would run around in an open space all at once to gather as many bondspeople as possible.
Detailed explanation-3: -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-4: -Auctions and the sales of enslaved people could be found near or along the major ports where enslaved Africans landed, including Richmond, Va.; New Orleans; Savannah, Ga.; and Charleston, S.C.