What was the prime purpose of using enslaved people for labour in the Caribbean?
Humanitarian
Financial
Racism
What was the name given to closely packing enslaved people together in the ship's hold on the middle passage?
Middle pack
Loose pack
Tight pack
What would the crew often do with enslaved people who were sick during the middle passage?
Make them exercise
Throw them overboard
Keep them below deck
How often has it been estimated that slave resistance took place on the ships?
1 in 10 voyages
1 in 30 voyages
1 in 50 voyages
What was the main factor that affected the average journey time on the Atlantic crossing from Africa to the Americas?
Size of ship
Number of enslaved people on board
Bad weather
What was the main purpose of the Slave Trade Regulations Act, or Dolben's Law of 1788?
It limited the number of enslaved people on board in relation to the ship size
It limited the amount of sugar to be carried on the ship
It limited the number of voyages made by each ship
How did slave trade owners justify religious concerns over slavery?
God would forgive them
The existence of slavery in the Bible
They could go to church and pray
At the time, what was seen by legal authorities as of most importance in the case of the slave ship the Zong, 1781?
Financial considerations
Humanitarian considerations
The fear of revolt
What was the punishment for striking a white person on the island of Jamaica?
Nose slit
Loss of a limb
Death penalty
How did plantation owners achieve long hours and an exhausting work rate from the enslaved workers they controlled?
Punishment
Reward
Praise