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What were the causes and effects of African resistance on slave ships?
Cause: Desire for freedom and opposition to enslavement. Effect: Increased costs for enslavers, heightened dangers for crew, changes in ship design, and inspiration for the abolitionist movement.
What were the causes and effects of slave ship diagrams?
Cause: Desire to maximize profit and control captives. Effect: Exposed the inhumane conditions of the Middle Passage and galvanized public opinion against the slave trade.
What was the La Amistad Revolt?
A revolt in 1839 where enslaved Africans took control of the ship La Amistad, leading to a Supreme Court case that granted them their freedom.
Describe the Middle Passage.
The transatlantic journey of slave ships from Africa to the Americas, characterized by brutal conditions, disease, and high mortality rates.
What was the significance of 1808?
The year the United States officially abolished the international slave trade, though illegal trafficking continued.
What was the impact of slave ship diagrams?
They served as a visual tool to expose the horrors of the Middle Passage and galvanize abolitionist movements.
What was the impact of hunger strikes on slave ships?
Hunger strikes were a form of resistance that increased costs for enslavers and demonstrated the captives' will to resist.
What was the impact of jumping overboard?
Choosing death over slavery, highlighting the desperation and resilience of enslaved people.
What was the impact of coordinated revolts?
Demonstrated unity in the face of oppression and instilled fear in the crew.
What was the impact of sabotage?
Disrupted operations and asserted agency.
What was the impact of work slowdowns and feigned illness?
Disrupted the daily routine of the ship to reclaim some control.
What was the impact of the Supreme Court granting freedom to the Amistad captives?
Exposed the cruelty of the slave trade and fueled the abolitionist movement.
Define Middle Passage.
The forced voyage of enslaved Africans across the Atlantic Ocean to the Americas.
Define Abolitionist.
A person who advocated for the end of slavery.
Define Resistance (in Middle Passage context).
Active or passive opposition by enslaved Africans to their captivity and the conditions of the Middle Passage.
Define chattel slavery.
A system where enslaved people are legally owned as property.
Define Diaspora.
The dispersion of any people from their original homeland.
Define Agency.
The capacity of individuals to act independently and make their own free choices.
Define Stowage.
The arrangement of cargo, including enslaved people, on a ship.
Define catalyst.
A person or thing that precipitates an event.
Define coercion.
The practice of persuading someone to do something by using force or threats.
Define galvanize.
Shock or excite (someone), typically into taking action.