NetherlandsGeschiedenis en geografie 6 · History and geography
What is true about the Netherlands and slavery?
In the exam (Dutch)
Wat is waar over Nederland en slavernij?
- aThe Netherlands already banned slavery around the year 1600 in all its colonies.Nederland verbood de slavernij al rond het jaar 1600 in alle koloniën.
- bThe Netherlands never had slaves in its colonies.Nederland had nooit slaven in zijn koloniën.
- cDutch ships took people from Africa to Suriname as slaves.Nederlandse schepen brachten mensen uit Afrika als slaaf naar Suriname.Correct answer
Why?
The Netherlands took part in the slave trade. In Suriname, enslaved people had to work hard on plantations. There and on the Antilles, slavery was only abolished in 1863.
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