Slave Trade
Backgrounds
-slavery dates back to ancient Egypt.
-slaves were often put into battle in the Roman Collesium
- The American colonies not only used African slaves, but Native Americans as well
Atlantic Slave Trade
- many historians compare this to the Holocaust.
- started in the mid 16th century, and ended in the 19th century
- the estimated number of slaves that made it to the Americas were about 12 million, but historians suspect that many more died on the journey here.
Triangular Trade
- a trade route that cycled from the old world, to africa, to the new world, and then back to the old world.
- main exports: Africa- slaves , old world- manufactured goods, new world- cash crops.
Middle Passage
-term used for the lower leg of the Triangular Trade.
-no bathrooms: close quarters
-if a slave just starved itself, his loved ones were forced to eat it's heart and liver
-15-20% died on the way
-dead slaves were thrown overboard
How they were captured
- most slaves were sold by other Africans
- the Europeans were afraid of the diseases inland, and if they were seen inland, they'd probably be killed.
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