Christian faith
...igious concepts and practices, African words and modes of expression, musical style and instruments, cooking methods and foods, folk literature, and folk arts. During the Middle Passage enslaved Africans created “fictive kin relationship” for mutual support and in difficult circumstances. 3. Based on your readings, do you believe racial prejudice among British settlers in the Chesapeake led them to enslave Africans? Or did the un-free condition of the first Africans to arrive at Jamestown lead to racial prejudice among the settlers? I believe racial prejudice among British settlers in the Chesapeake led them to enslave Africans because of the superiority that they felt they had over Africans based on race. The inhabitants in the Chesapeake considered the black people to be un-free, but not slaves. Even though the English had no law fir slavery, Christians could not be enslaved. So once blacks worked off their purchased price, they could regain their freedom. Some parents also felt obligated to apprentice their children to “master,” who controlled their lives for a set number of years. Trade also led settlers to feel that trading slaves would be acceptable along with gold, ivory, and spices. Black people were looked down on and were not considered equal because of their color. 4. Discuss the role of Africans in the slave trade. The role of Africans in the slave trade were to carry out all commands of their owners, to be mainly agricultural laborers or house workers, and to behave in an unruly manner. In order for the slaves to behave as told most were put through a process of seasoning. Seasoning is a disciplinary process to modify the behavior and attitude of slaves and make them effective laborers. In the process of seasoning, slaves also had to learn European languages and they were given Christian names, adaptation to the environment and certain conditions was expected. Conditions were adapting to new foods and a new climate. After the seasoning process most slaves found it easy to carry out all commands of their owners. Also after arriving in the New World slaves were to look nice after the Passage by cleaning up. Some slaves had to be plugged, which was placing corks in their bodies so they would not stink or be able to leak any products out of their bodies. 5. Discuss the nature of slavery in both Africa and I the Americas. Also include in your response a brief discussion of the “numbers game” as it related to the transatlantic Slave Trade. Slavery in Africa was common throughout some western parts. It was not necessarily a permanent condition. Slaves maintained a low social status. Slavery was not based on race, but based on if one committed a crime or has stolen something. People could become a slave if captured from warfare or committed a crime, it was not based on their race, and slaves were not treated inferior. Slavery in America was based on race. The trading of slaves originated from the trading of products because many Americans felt that if one person or family had a slave than others needed or wanted them. Slavery housing was minimal and often temporary. The slavery population was majority men. Slaves built their houses. The “numbers game” relates to the t...