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1. Why is Brazil the most important region for us to understand the European slave trade? Why did the Portuguese turn to Africa for their source of slaves?

1. Why is Brazil the most important region for us to understand the European slave trade? Why did the Portuguese turn to Africa for their source of slaves?

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Brazil Documentary questionnaire - Saved - Search References Mailings Review View Help 1. Why is Brazil the most important region for us to understand the European slave trade? Why did the Portuguese turn to Africa for their source of slaves? 2. What crop was the most valuable for Brazilian planters? Why was this crop so valuable? 3. What kinds of punishments were common for slaves? A: They were whipped, shackling, hanging, beating, burning, mutilation, branding, rape, and imprisonment. 4. Why was Brazilian slavery comparatively crueler than slavery in North America? (For example, think about why there was a stagnant slave population in Brazil but a growing population of slaves in North America) 5. Why and how did Brazil become urbanized? 6. Why were women important to slavery and colonization in Brazil? A: To help inside their owners house by cleaning, taking care of the children 7. What practices did Brazilian slaves engage in order to keep their identities apart from slavery? How did they resist slavery? (HINT: You need to think about the various forms resistance could take.) 8. What sort of legacy did slavery leave on Brazilian culture (even after slavery was abolished in 1888)? D Fo W
Transcribed Image Text:Brazil Documentary questionnaire - Saved - Search References Mailings Review View Help 1. Why is Brazil the most important region for us to understand the European slave trade? Why did the Portuguese turn to Africa for their source of slaves? 2. What crop was the most valuable for Brazilian planters? Why was this crop so valuable? 3. What kinds of punishments were common for slaves? A: They were whipped, shackling, hanging, beating, burning, mutilation, branding, rape, and imprisonment. 4. Why was Brazilian slavery comparatively crueler than slavery in North America? (For example, think about why there was a stagnant slave population in Brazil but a growing population of slaves in North America) 5. Why and how did Brazil become urbanized? 6. Why were women important to slavery and colonization in Brazil? A: To help inside their owners house by cleaning, taking care of the children 7. What practices did Brazilian slaves engage in order to keep their identities apart from slavery? How did they resist slavery? (HINT: You need to think about the various forms resistance could take.) 8. What sort of legacy did slavery leave on Brazilian culture (even after slavery was abolished in 1888)? D Fo W
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