Glossary
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.Emancipation is when people are set free from slavery or social or political restraint. For example, the emancipation of African Slaves between 1833 and 1865. This gave slaves back their freedom and individual rights. |
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A slave is an individual who is “owned” by a master. Slaves have no individual rights or freedoms and have to carry out the demands of their owner. |
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A person who is owned by another person and has to work for them without being paid. |
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The trade in African slaves began in ancient times. The trade reached its peak in the second half of the 18th century. A typical voyage for a British ship would involve a triangular course; south to the slave coast of West Africa to pick up cargo slaves who were transported across the Atlantic in terrible conditions to the West Indies or the North American colonies, from where sugar, cotton, tobacco would be shipped home. |
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Slavery describes the practice of capturing, selling and owning slaves. The trade existed between the 16th and 19th centuries. In the past slavery has been linked with the growth of empires. |
