Copper Sun by ZACHARY KOCHIS https://padlet.com/19kochis/4bqbaxovzke9 Block 2 en-us 2019-03-01 16:30:08 UTC 2019-03-15 03:43:35 UTC hello@padlet.com How many slaves would die on the trip? 19kochis https://padlet.com/19kochis/4bqbaxovzke9/wish/336921151 "At least 2 million Africans--10 to 15 percent--died during the infamous "Middle Passage" across the Atlantic. Another 15 to 30 percent died during the march to or confinement along the coast. Altogether, for every 100 slaves who reached the New World, another 40 had died in Africa or during the Middle Passage."


http://www.digitalhistory.uh.edu/disp_textbook.cfm?smtid=2&psid=446 ]]> 2019-03-01 16:34:46 UTC https://padlet.com/19kochis/4bqbaxovzke9/wish/336921151 How long was the journey 19berkinsky https://padlet.com/19kochis/4bqbaxovzke9/wish/336922147  from Africa to America the journey was around 2-3 months.]]> 2019-03-01 16:36:36 UTC https://padlet.com/19kochis/4bqbaxovzke9/wish/336922147 Where did the majority of slaves go to? 19kochis https://padlet.com/19kochis/4bqbaxovzke9/wish/336923008 10.7 million slaves were brought to the America's. Only 388,000 came to North America. 3.7 million slaves were brought to the Caribbean. Over 9 million slaves were brought to South America.


]]> 2019-03-01 16:38:06 UTC https://padlet.com/19kochis/4bqbaxovzke9/wish/336923008 How much would the average slave cost today? 19braganzaosman https://padlet.com/19kochis/4bqbaxovzke9/wish/336924893 an average slave in the American South cost the equivalent of $40,000 in today's money.

https://www.freetheslaves.net/our-model-for-freedom/slavery-today/]]> 2019-03-01 16:41:58 UTC https://padlet.com/19kochis/4bqbaxovzke9/wish/336924893 How much did the average slave cost in the late 1600's? 19braganzaosman https://padlet.com/19kochis/4bqbaxovzke9/wish/336925202 The average slave would cost around 20-50 pounds. 

https://teachinghistory.org/history-content/ask-a-historian/25577]]> 2019-03-01 16:42:35 UTC https://padlet.com/19kochis/4bqbaxovzke9/wish/336925202 How many slaves did the average person have in the late 1600's? 19braganzaosman https://padlet.com/19kochis/4bqbaxovzke9/wish/336925932 The great majority of Southern farmers owned no slaves or owned fewer than five slaves.

https://teachinghistory.org/history-content/ask-a-historian/25577]]> 2019-03-01 16:44:07 UTC https://padlet.com/19kochis/4bqbaxovzke9/wish/336925932 How many ethnic groups were brought from Africa 19berkinsky https://padlet.com/19kochis/4bqbaxovzke9/wish/336927310 There were around 50 ethnic groups from Africa that were taken to America. This resulted in around 12 million Africans. 

https://www.pbs.org/wnet/african-americans-many-rivers-to-cross/history/on-african-american-migrations/ ]]> 2019-03-01 16:47:01 UTC https://padlet.com/19kochis/4bqbaxovzke9/wish/336927310 Slave trade 19kochis https://padlet.com/19kochis/4bqbaxovzke9/wish/337927840 https://springfield.instructure.com/courses/169/assignments/2149


Slaves came out of Southwest Africa. They were controlled by the British and is located in the countries of Ghana and Sierra Lano.  Amari came from a village in Ghana.]]> 2019-03-05 14:49:31 UTC https://padlet.com/19kochis/4bqbaxovzke9/wish/337927840 Hoppin Jack (allusion) 19braganzaosman https://padlet.com/19kochis/4bqbaxovzke9/wish/338886778  The Hoppin-Jack is known as Carolina peas and rice. It is a peas and rice dish served in the Southern United States. This is what Teenie made for Amari, Tidbit and Polly, 

https://shewearsmanyhats.com/hoppin-john-recipe/]]> 2019-03-07 14:59:33 UTC https://padlet.com/19kochis/4bqbaxovzke9/wish/338886778 Alligator Bait 19kochis https://padlet.com/19kochis/4bqbaxovzke9/wish/338887386 During the time of slavery black babies were frequently used as alligator bait.  In the book Tibit was used as alligator bait.

"They would go down there at night, take these babies and... tie them up, put a rope around their neck and around their torso, around here, and tie it tight. They'd be screaming... What they were doing would help them to chum the water. He said when they would throw the babies in tied to this rope, he said in a matter of minutes, he said, the alligators were on them. "
https://www.miaminewtimes.com/news/black-babies-used-as-alligator-bait-in-florida-6531453

]]> 2019-03-07 15:00:34 UTC https://padlet.com/19kochis/4bqbaxovzke9/wish/338887386 Venison 19braganzaosman https://padlet.com/19kochis/4bqbaxovzke9/wish/338889242 Venison is the meat of a deer. Venison can be used to refer to any part of the deer, it can include the flesh and internal organs. This is what Amari  and others ate, and the derby house

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Photo: https://reclaimingyesterday.com/coffee-crusted-venison-chops-with-parsnip-apple-puree/]]> 2019-03-07 15:03:38 UTC https://padlet.com/19kochis/4bqbaxovzke9/wish/338889242 Percival 19berkinsky https://padlet.com/19kochis/4bqbaxovzke9/wish/338890804 Percival is what the controller for the farm is called. For example Mrs Derby calls Mr. Derby Percival.  The word Percival's origin is valley which can be translated to farm. So Mr. Derby is called the controller of the farm. 

https://www.dictionary.com/browse/percival]]> 2019-03-07 15:06:09 UTC https://padlet.com/19kochis/4bqbaxovzke9/wish/338890804 Fufu 19berkinsky https://padlet.com/19kochis/4bqbaxovzke9/wish/338895284 Fufu is a food made from pounded cassava, green plantain flour, and water. It is common in west Africa. Amari mentions it being made multiple times, and her making it herself

Photo: https://www.africanbites.com/wp-content/uploads/2015/01/IMG_9634.jpg]]> 2019-03-07 15:13:05 UTC https://padlet.com/19kochis/4bqbaxovzke9/wish/338895284 Fort Mose Florida 19kochis https://padlet.com/19kochis/4bqbaxovzke9/wish/340410236  The Spanish would promise freedom to any slave that escaped to Florida. The governor that established a free black village at the fortified town of Fort Mose. This was the place where Polly, Amari and Tibet escaped to. The town was the first free black town in North America. The all black militia there fought with the Spanish army against the British.

https://www.floridamuseum.ufl.edu/histarch/research/st-augustine/fort-mose/]]> 2019-03-12 13:49:21 UTC https://padlet.com/19kochis/4bqbaxovzke9/wish/340410236 how many slaves were taken from africa? 19braganzaosman https://padlet.com/19kochis/4bqbaxovzke9/wish/340410536 On the trip to Africa there were around 12 million slaves. There was mentioned that there were many slaves on the ship, and many were sold.

https://www.pbs.org/wnet/african-americans-many-rivers-to-cross/history/how-many-slaves-landed-in-the-us/]]> 2019-03-12 13:49:49 UTC https://padlet.com/19kochis/4bqbaxovzke9/wish/340410536 Charlestown 19braganzaosman https://padlet.com/19kochis/4bqbaxovzke9/wish/340413772 Charlestown was mentioned in the novel as a place to where they went through on the ship. It's in South Carolina

photo and info: https://www.boston.gov/neighborhood/charlestown]]> 2019-03-12 13:55:40 UTC https://padlet.com/19kochis/4bqbaxovzke9/wish/340413772 Murder of Slaves 19kochis https://padlet.com/19kochis/4bqbaxovzke9/wish/340416866 The murder of slaves were extremely rare as they were valuable to their owners. If a slave was murdered they were usually overlooked by other people. In our book two slaves were murdered and nothing happened. Slave owners rarely got in trouble .

https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Treatment_of_slaves_in_the_United_States ]]> 2019-03-12 14:01:15 UTC https://padlet.com/19kochis/4bqbaxovzke9/wish/340416866 Cape Coast Castle 19berkinsky https://padlet.com/19kochis/4bqbaxovzke9/wish/341613504 cape coast castle is mentioned in the beginning of the book when she gets captured. Its one of the 40 slaves castles of the time period. Its where slaves were taken before boarding the ship to be taken to either Europe or the Americas.  The women where in a small room. The only form of ventilation was a small whole in the ceiling. ]]> 2019-03-15 03:32:13 UTC https://padlet.com/19kochis/4bqbaxovzke9/wish/341613504 South Carolina to Florida 19berkinsky https://padlet.com/19kochis/4bqbaxovzke9/wish/341614302 In the book Polly Amari, and tidbit travel to Fort Mose in what was then Spanish Florida from Charles Town, South Carolina on foot. The actual journey takes around a week to a week and a half. ]]> 2019-03-15 03:38:19 UTC https://padlet.com/19kochis/4bqbaxovzke9/wish/341614302