Slavery in Cuba

High school (ages 12+)
History & Culture

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Step 1 · Read the article

Open the article and read it at the level above. Then answer the questions below in your own words.

https://smallwhale.org/articles/slavery-in-cuba

Write what each word means, using the article.

Do not copy the article. Write two things you learned, the way you would explain them to a friend.

Answers below are taken from the article’s stored facts, so they match what the student read.

1. What is the african enslaved population?Over one million enslaved Africans were forcibly transported to Cuba
2. What was the first group of people that were forced to work in Cuba?The Spanish first forced the island's indigenous Taíno and Guanahatabey people to work. They were treated badly and many died from diseases like smallpox.
3. Why did Cuba start bringing African slaves?Because the native workers were gone, the Spanish needed new labor to grow sugar, so they brought many Africans across the Atlantic.

Chattel Slavery: A system where enslaved people are treated as personal property, bought and sold like objects.
Demographics: The statistical data relating to the population of a country or region, such as age, race, and gender.
Abolitionist Movement: A historical movement advocating for the end of slavery and the emancipation of enslaved people.
Colonial Administration: The government and officials responsible for ruling a colony on behalf of a foreign power.