History activity, proposed to students in the fifth year of elementary school, with questions based on the text Escravidão.
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In the African continent, as well as in others, slavery already existed for a long time. People were enslaved by defaulting on debts, punishment for crimes or being prisoners of war.
The Europeans arrived on the African continent and began to buy slaves, to resell on other continents, so that they could do forced labor.
With the growth in the slave trade with the Europeans, the number of people enslaved increased a lot, thousands of people were captured without any reason.
Scene of people captured and enslaved in Africa. Image-based engraving from the book Missionary travels and researches in South Africa, by David Livingstone, 1857
The slave trade was profitable for the Portuguese Crown and for all who participated in it, so the Europeans encouraged wars between African peoples, to increase the capture of people.
For centuries, millions of Africans were forcibly uprooted from their homes and on a risky and unhealthy journey to their new destinations. They were carried in the holds of slave ships, chained together, suffering from hunger and thirst. About half of them died during the journey and many arrived weak and sick.
1) Did slavery only exist in Africa?
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2) What are some reasons why people were enslaved:
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3) What fueled the increase in enslavement of African peoples?
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4) Look at the 1st image and answer
a) For what purposes are people chained to each other?
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b) The men in this group, in addition to being chained, are tied by the neck. In your opinion, why were they arrested in this way?
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c) Were the children treated differently? Justify your answer.
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d) What do you think would happen if one of these people tried to flee? Justify your answer.
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e) What did you feel when you saw this image? Explain your answer.
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5) Who made a lot of money from slavery?
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6) How long did the black slave trade last?
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7) Look at the 2nd image and answer:
a) What is the condition of the people transported on this ship?
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b) Are only adults enslaved?
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c) In your opinion, why are there shelves in the basement of this ship?
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d) What is the role of white people? Justify.
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e) What elements demonstrate physical punishment?
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8) Give your opinion on the enslavement of African peoples. (use at least 5 lines)
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