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Transatlantic Slave Trade Pt 2
Ships carried around 100-500 slaves at once and they were held in a small area. Some sailors were scared of the slaves rebelling out at sea.
When the slaves arrived in America they would be sold to people; usually at auctions. Most of the time the slaves would be made to work in farms, mainly cotton, sugar cane and tobacco farms. Occasionally slaves would rebel and kill their "masters". Once the slaves had been taken of the ships the ships would be cleaned and loaded with goods such as: (Pt 3) -
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Transatlantic Slave Trade
The transatlantic slave trade was the trading of slaves and throughout America, Europe and Africa (through the Atlantic ocean).
Africans would be sold to the Americans in trade for goods such as: weapons, cotton, gun powder, rum and wine. These Africans were usually stolen by other rival tribes. These slaves would be put into the hold of a ship below the deck in bad conditions, not so bad that they'd die as the slave captains needed to keep the slaves alive and healthy. -
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Transatlantic Pt 3
sugar, rum, tobacco and cotton. Once the ships were filled with they would be sent to Europe. Europe needed these goods from America as they didn't grow very well in Europe. This is because of Europe's cold climate. Europe would give Africans weapons and alcohol in trade for slaves, these slaves would then be sent to America. -
The Steam Engine
The Steam Engine was made by Thomas Savery in 1698. It turned steam into power which changed the way things were made. It made it so humans didn't have to do as much as they could have machines, powered by the steam engine, do things for them. -
Cotton Gin
The Cotton Gin was invented in 1794 by Eli Whitney. What it did was Produce cotton in bulk, this meant its production was sped up a lot causing clothes to be made a lot faster. -
Slavery Abolition in the British Empire
The Slavery Abolition Act of 1833 abolishes slavery throughout the British Empire. William Wilberforce was the leader of the the movement to stop slave trade and he had been fighting for it for many years. -
Telegraph
The Telegraph was invented in 1837 by Samuel Morse. It sent messages using Morse code across long distances. This meant people could message others over long distances quite easily. -
The 1842 Mines Act
The 1842 Mines Act stated that females were not allowed to work in the mines and children under the age of ten weren't allowed to work in the mines. -
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Dr Barnardo
Thomas Barnardo believed that no child should be left on the streets. Dr Barnardo, in 1870, opened a home for poor boys whom were living on the streets. Here he taught the boys some basic skills that could be them secure a job. Dr Barnardo helped these children for many years, opening up many homes, an employment agency and a mission church. In 1873 he was gifted a 60 avre sight. This enable Barnardo to open up a place for girls to stay, it was called "The Girls' Village Home". -
10 Hours Act
The 10 Hours Act, or the Factory Act of 1847, was an act of Parliament in the UK. It restricted the working hours of women and children in textile mills to a maximum of 10 hours per day. -
Dynamite
Dynamite was invented by Alfred Nobel in October, 1866. It was made to speed up mining and demolition while making it safer. It revolutionized the way they mined as it took half the time to setup and didn't take long at all to blow up. Because it made mining so fast they were able to get resources they needed a lot faster. Dynamite also reduced the amount of deaths caused by blast mining. -
Telephone
The Telephone was invented in 1876 by Alexander Graham Bell. It let people communicate from long distances. This meant people could send important messages in minutes instead of hours or days .
