TCI U3L8 Vocab

What is an Auction?

• A private sale where property is exchanged between family members.

• A public sale in which property is sold to the highest bidder.

• A government sale where property is given away for free.

• A secret sale where property is traded for goods.

Who is an Enslaver?

• Someone who helps people escape from slavery.

• Someone who captures or holds another person for purposes of slavery, such as a plantation owner.

• A person who works on a plantation without pay.

• A lawyer who defends the rights of enslaved people.

What was the Middle Passage?

• The journey of free Africans moving to the Americas for better opportunities.

• The underground railroad route used by escaping enslaved people.

• The voyage of ships carrying enslaved Africans across the Atlantic Ocean, from West Africa to the West Indies and the American continents.

• A famous trade route used exclusively for transporting spices and silks.

What role did an Overseer play on a plantation?

• A person who was in charge of the work of enslaved people and who could punish them for disobeying him.

• A person who provided medical care to enslaved people.

• A person who taught enslaved people to read and write.

• A person who organized escapes for enslaved people.

What is the definition of Spiritual?

• A type of dance that was popular among plantation owners.

• A type of religious song that developed among enslaved Africans and that expressed deep emotion.

• A legal document that granted freedom to enslaved people.

• A philosophy that promoted the abolition of slavery.

What does the term Triangular Trade refer to?

• The trade of musical instruments in three different continents.

• The exchange of letters and communication between three different continents.

• The exchange of people who were enslaved and goods between Europe, the Americas, and West Africa, using shipping routes across the Atlantic Ocean.

• A trade agreement signed by three countries to promote peace.