| A | B |
|---|
| Enslaved Africans | were forced onto ships and brought to America to work. |
| Dilema | When you are forced to make a decision even though you do not like any of the choices |
| Middle Passage | The voyage that slave ships took across the Atlantic Ocean from Africa to America |
| West African People | were alike in some ways and different in others |
| Europeans enslaved Africans beacuse | they wanted large numbers of workers for their plantations in the Americas |
| European slave traders used these things to buy slaves | Rum, cloth, guns |
| On slave ships, enslaved Africans | were allowed little exercise, were packed so closely they could barely move, and had to deal with heat and foul smells |
| When enslaved Africans arrived in America, they were first | sold to plantation owners |
| During the "breaking in" period, when slaves didn't understand what to do or they resisted, they were | whipped, burned, or even killed |
| West Africans responded to European traders' demand for slaves in different ways. For example, some West Africans traded willingly, while others refused to take part in the trade. True or False. | True |
| Most enslaved Africans didn't get sick on slave ships, and very few died during the trip. True or False. | False |
| Africans on slave ships resisted enslavement in a variety of ways. For example, some refused to eat, some jumped overboard, and some attacked the crew with weapons. True or False. | True |
| Slaves often worked 16 hours a day planting and picking crops. True or False. | True |
| plantations | A usually large area of privately owned land where crops were grown with the labor of workers of slaves that lived on the land. |
| Americas | The continents of North and South America (connected by Central America), along with nearby islands, like those in the Caribbean Sea. |
| slave auctions | A sale in which slaves were sold to buyers who bid (offered prices) for them. Usually a slave was sold to the person making the highest bid. |
| overseer | A person who was put in charge of the work of slaves. The overseer had great power over the slaves and could punish them for disobeying him. |
