After examining slavery, what surprised or shocked you the most? by Charles Schallhorn https://padlet.com/cschallhorn1/ncbwkklym7h4 Be detailed en-us 2017-11-15 03:53:29 UTC 2025-10-20 19:08:48 UTC hello@padlet.com https://padletuploads.blob.core.windows.net/prod/80264060/cdf38ae2d21ee13c036196e76c1eb262/Backback.png https://padlet.com/cschallhorn1/ncbwkklym7h4/wish/1923169545 The main shock factor for me was the treatment of the newly removed slaves as well as how their own neighbors helped to sell the others to the colonists.]]> 2021-12-01 16:09:03 UTC https://padlet.com/cschallhorn1/ncbwkklym7h4/wish/1923169545 https://padlet.com/cschallhorn1/ncbwkklym7h4/wish/1923169832 What shocked me the most was how horribly the slaves were treated during this time. It surprised me how they would get rid of them so easily, they would throw them off ships, cut off their ears, force them to dance, force them reproduce, etc. Another thing was how crowded the ships were, they were three and a half inches high and the slaves were all chained together. ]]> 2021-12-01 16:09:09 UTC https://padlet.com/cschallhorn1/ncbwkklym7h4/wish/1923169832 Something that shocked me the most, is the lack of regard for the slaves. The people who sold their own people, from the owners who treated them worse than livestock. And that a whole lot of people, approved of this, and that it took so long for slavery to be abolished. https://padlet.com/cschallhorn1/ncbwkklym7h4/wish/1923170423 2021-12-01 16:09:23 UTC https://padlet.com/cschallhorn1/ncbwkklym7h4/wish/1923170423 After examining slavery, one of the things that had shocked me the most would've been the way slaves kept in the Middle Passageway would commit sucicide in beliefs that their souls would return to their home. They were so desperate to escape their situation that they deemed taking their own life as the best choice. https://padlet.com/cschallhorn1/ncbwkklym7h4/wish/1923176092 2021-12-01 16:11:29 UTC https://padlet.com/cschallhorn1/ncbwkklym7h4/wish/1923176092 https://padlet.com/cschallhorn1/ncbwkklym7h4/wish/1923179804 What shocked me was the treatment the slaves received. They were forced to reproduce, sold off to owners, crowded into ships, and were constantly tortured. People treated them like they were easily disposable, and this was seen as a normal, everyday thing to happen.]]> 2021-12-01 16:13:04 UTC https://padlet.com/cschallhorn1/ncbwkklym7h4/wish/1923179804 1073547 https://padlet.com/cschallhorn1/ncbwkklym7h4/wish/1923183382 I was surprised that many slaves were actually taken to south america. For a long time I had assumed that the majority of them were brought to the United States or somewhere in the U.K. I was also shocked at the amount of people who were taken from Africa. I had thought the number was much smaller before examining slavery.]]> 2021-12-01 16:14:37 UTC https://padlet.com/cschallhorn1/ncbwkklym7h4/wish/1923183382 https://padlet.com/cschallhorn1/ncbwkklym7h4/wish/1923183715 After examining slavery it was shocking how much people thought of Africans as less than human. It was shocking how many Africans were continually stolen from their homes and enslaved. By examining slavery I saw how much people disregarded how cruel their acts were and continued to trade slaves for so many years. It was shocking to see how much cruelty they faced and how nobody saw the wrong in it.]]> 2021-12-01 16:14:46 UTC https://padlet.com/cschallhorn1/ncbwkklym7h4/wish/1923183715 https://padlet.com/cschallhorn1/ncbwkklym7h4/wish/1923187811 The thing that shocked me the most is that how badly the slaves were treated in the in the americas and wherever they went. They were treated like objects that had no rights and could be sold as if humans had a price tag. Another thing that shocked me is how african americans were trading their own people to the other countries for money. Those were the true dark ages.]]> 2021-12-01 16:16:29 UTC https://padlet.com/cschallhorn1/ncbwkklym7h4/wish/1923187811 https://padlet.com/cschallhorn1/ncbwkklym7h4/wish/1923188581 The main shock factor for me was the amount of slaves sent to the US, which was smaller than other places.]]> 2021-12-01 16:16:47 UTC https://padlet.com/cschallhorn1/ncbwkklym7h4/wish/1923188581 https://padlet.com/cschallhorn1/ncbwkklym7h4/wish/1923194961 What was shocking was the terrible way that they were "advertised" to be sold, like they were some lesser kind of animal, along with the information that some of the kidnappers could've once been the people who were being enslaved. ]]> 2021-12-01 16:19:24 UTC https://padlet.com/cschallhorn1/ncbwkklym7h4/wish/1923194961 After examining slavery the thing that surprised me the most was that Africans were often kidnapped and were enslaved. Another thing that surprised me was that enslaved Africans were put onto small cargo ships that were only about 3 ft. tall and there were many of them crammed into a small area. Lastly, I was also surprised that even though slavery was made illegal there were still boat routes that carried slaves to the United States, and no one was doing anything to directly stop it. https://padlet.com/cschallhorn1/ncbwkklym7h4/wish/1923197334 2021-12-01 16:20:20 UTC https://padlet.com/cschallhorn1/ncbwkklym7h4/wish/1923197334 https://padlet.com/cschallhorn1/ncbwkklym7h4/wish/1923198574 One thing that surprised me was the large number of slaves that were brought to so many countries. As well as the terrible conditions slaves had. Including the way that they waited to be put on ships, their journey on the trips, and what they had to go through once they had arrived. ]]> 2021-12-01 16:20:45 UTC https://padlet.com/cschallhorn1/ncbwkklym7h4/wish/1923198574 After examining slavery the thing that shocked me the most was that people were kidnapped from their towns and sold into slavery. https://padlet.com/cschallhorn1/ncbwkklym7h4/wish/1923220372 2021-12-01 16:29:01 UTC https://padlet.com/cschallhorn1/ncbwkklym7h4/wish/1923220372 After examining slavery what surprised me the most was that once the slaves were kidnapped they had no say for their lives. They were no longer free. https://padlet.com/cschallhorn1/ncbwkklym7h4/wish/1923262447 2021-12-01 16:46:09 UTC https://padlet.com/cschallhorn1/ncbwkklym7h4/wish/1923262447 https://padlet.com/cschallhorn1/ncbwkklym7h4/wish/1923788001 After examining slavery the thing that surprised me the most was that enslaved Africa parents and children were separated after being enslaved.]]> 2021-12-01 20:59:07 UTC https://padlet.com/cschallhorn1/ncbwkklym7h4/wish/1923788001 https://padlet.com/cschallhorn1/ncbwkklym7h4/wish/1923791400 after examining slavery, one of the things that shocked me the most was how little say that the enslaved peoples had in the rest of their lives.]]> 2021-12-01 21:01:42 UTC https://padlet.com/cschallhorn1/ncbwkklym7h4/wish/1923791400 After seeing documents and pictures of slaves and their treatment I was most shocked at how they were treated as commercial products. Slaves were not treated like humans, they had no moral value in society. Slaves were either thrown off ships as disposables once they were dead. Slaves, fearing their owners, died from fear of them by ending themselves. Pregnant women, children, and families were seperated from kidnappers. Some cut off ears while others were malnourished and died of disease from other slaves or during the journey. https://padlet.com/cschallhorn1/ncbwkklym7h4/wish/1923802850 2021-12-01 21:11:09 UTC https://padlet.com/cschallhorn1/ncbwkklym7h4/wish/1923802850 Something that surprised me after examining slavery was the fact that slaves were treated really harshly. They were crammed in little spaces in ships and were chained together. Slaves weren't treated like humans and they had no rights. 1067307 https://padlet.com/cschallhorn1/ncbwkklym7h4/wish/1923852940 2021-12-01 21:54:13 UTC https://padlet.com/cschallhorn1/ncbwkklym7h4/wish/1923852940 https://padlet.com/cschallhorn1/ncbwkklym7h4/wish/1923853962 What shocked me the most is that while slaves were being transported across the ocean, many of jumped off ships and die from the ocean currents. They would rather die than become enslaved. ]]> 2021-12-01 21:55:06 UTC https://padlet.com/cschallhorn1/ncbwkklym7h4/wish/1923853962 https://padlet.com/cschallhorn1/ncbwkklym7h4/wish/1923855264 After examining slavery the thing that surprised me the most was how many Africans were kidnapped directly from their villages. Their own neighbors or neighboring villages would help sell them to the colonists. By examining slavery I saw how cruel the methods of transportation were and how the people of Africa were treated like animals.]]> 2021-12-01 21:56:20 UTC https://padlet.com/cschallhorn1/ncbwkklym7h4/wish/1923855264 Slavery https://padlet.com/cschallhorn1/ncbwkklym7h4/wish/1923856275 What surprised me most was the fact most of them would rather die than become a slave, kinda showed how horrible it was that they killed themselves before they even arrived. ]]> 2021-12-01 21:57:15 UTC https://padlet.com/cschallhorn1/ncbwkklym7h4/wish/1923856275 1067218 https://padlet.com/cschallhorn1/ncbwkklym7h4/wish/1923857457 After examining slavery, what suprised me the most was that slaves were kidnapped from their homes, seperated from their family, sold, and crowded onto ships with horrible conditions.]]> 2021-12-01 21:58:17 UTC https://padlet.com/cschallhorn1/ncbwkklym7h4/wish/1923857457 https://padlet.com/cschallhorn1/ncbwkklym7h4/wish/1923860618 Harshest thing that I have read is how the slaves were taken and where they were taken from. I was shocked to hear that they were kidnapped from their communities and they would never see their family again. To add on to this, the fact that they couldn't do anything about it was terrible to hear. ]]> 2021-12-01 22:01:06 UTC https://padlet.com/cschallhorn1/ncbwkklym7h4/wish/1923860618 After going more in depth in slavery, I learned that people in Africa used their own people as slaves and treated them badly just like the others in the other countries did. https://padlet.com/cschallhorn1/ncbwkklym7h4/wish/1923877592 2021-12-01 22:17:41 UTC https://padlet.com/cschallhorn1/ncbwkklym7h4/wish/1923877592