Refer to the passage to answer the following question: "[N]ow that the whole ship's cargo were confined together, it became absolutely pestilential. The closeness of the place, and the heat of the climate, added to the number in the ship, which was so crowded that each had scarcely room to turn himself, almost suffocated us. This produced copious perspirations, so that the air soon became unfit for respiration, from a variety of loathsome smells, and brought on a sickness among the slaves, of which many died, thus falling victims to the improvident avarice, as I may call it, of their purchasers. This wretched situation was again aggravated by the galling of the chains, now become insupportable; and the filth of the necessary tubs, into which the children often fell, and were almost suffocated. The shrieks of the women, and the groans of the dying, rendered the whole a scene of horror almost inconceivable. Happily perhaps for myself I was soon reduced so low here that it was thought necessary to keep me almost always on deck; and from my extreme youth I was not put in fetters. . . ." What does the fact that Olaudah Equiano was allowed on deck when he was sick suggest about the motivations of his captors? Show
Refer to the passage to answer the following question: "The Indians were told that according to their request we were come from the Govr. and Govmt. to hear what proposals they had to make anent [about] a peace, according to the purport of their Embassy from their own People. They signified to us by a Belt of Wampum, which was sent from their old Women, that those Implored their friendship of the Christians & Indians of this Govmt., that without danger or trouble they might fetch wood & Water. The second Belt was sent from their Children born, & those yet in the womb, Requesting that Room to sport & Play without danger of Slavery, might be allowed them. The third Belt was sent from their young men fitt to Hunt, that privilege to leave their Towns, & seek provision for their aged, might be granted to them without fear of Death or Slavery. The fourth was sent from the men of age, Requesting that the Wood, by a happy peace, might be as safe for them as their forts." In the 1710 Tuscarora Appeal to the Pennsylvania Government, why is slavery mentioned on several occasions? What important role did coffee houses in port cities play in the 18th century?What important role did coffeehouses in port cities play in the eighteenth century? Coffeehouses in port cities around the Atlantic provided access to information, including the latest news, the state of various trading houses around the world, and the ever changing values of global commodities.
How did European wars in the late seventeenth and early eighteenth centuries change Indian societies?How did European wars in the late-seventeenth and early-eighteenth centuries change Indian societies? Young male warriors gained power in their tribes. What was an important consequence of King William's War? The Iroquois Nation resolved to remain neutral in European affairs.
What was the effect of the Tuscarora alliance and war in South Carolina at the beginning of the eighteenth century?What was the effect of the Tuscarora alliance and war in South Carolina at the beginning of the eighteenth century? The Tuscarora lost their lands. You just studied 35 terms!
What caused the 1680 Pueblo Revolt quizlet?What was the Pueblo Revolt? In 1680, a group of Pueblo Indians in modern day New Mexico, led by Pope, a Pueblo religious leader, revolted against Spain driving the Spanish from the colony of Santa Fe de Nuevo Mexico. Pope and his followers revolted because of Spanish attempts to ban Indian religious ceremonies.
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