History Definitions (Slavery and related topics)

Topic

History Definitions (Slavery and related topics)

Instructions

Define the following terms:

  1. The transatlantic slave trade
  2. Bacon’s rebellion
  3. The middle passage
  4. 1790 naturalization act
  5. The Louisiana purchase
  6. David walker’s appeal
  7. partus sequitur ventrem
  8. The internal slave trade
  9. Indentured servitude
  10. The sexual economy of slavery

Answer preview

The Transatlantic slave trade: This refers to the largest and the biggest human deportation in the history of the world. Many Africans were forcefully torn from their homes and taken to the American continent to be sold as slaves. The transatlantic trade happened between 1500 and 1900 where Europeans were the main perpetrators of slave trade. It is estimated that almost 17 million people were deported excluding those who died aboard the ships. This term significantly relates to the topic of slavery in Africa.

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