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The Atlantic Slave Trade

The Atlantic Slave Trade, spanning from around 1500 to 1870, led to the forced importation of nearly a million Africans to the Americas. Europeans sought cheap labor for plantations after the decline of the encomienda system, which resulted in the death of many Native Americans. They turned to enslaved Africans, who were seen as more resilient to disease and experienced in agriculture. The Middle Passage, fraught with horrific conditions, saw high mortality rates among captives. The legacy of this trade includes immense suffering and societal upheaval.

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The Atlantic Slave Trade

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  1. The Atlantic Slave Trade Beginning around 1500 ending around 1870

  2. 10 Europeans imported close to million Africans to the AmericasWhy? • Looking for source of to work on • Ecomienda system ended in 1542 – many natives died from and treatment on plantations CHEAP LABOR PLANTATIONS DISEASES HARSH

  3. Europeans turned to Africans for a number of reasons: • Did not view as • Seemed to be immune to European • Experienced in hard • was similar to Africa’s • Less likely to HUMAN DISEASES LABOR CLIMATE ESCAPE

  4. PURCHASED MERCHANTS RULERS Europeans did not seize the slaves- they were African & played a willing role: They enemy tribes and sold them to the Europeans for , , & CAPTURED GUNS GOLD GOODS

  5. TRIANGULAR TRADE: SLAVES Transatlantic trading network Carried a variety of goods - to America; to Europe to Africa RAW MATERIALS MANUFACTURED GOODS

  6. MILLIONS MIDDLE PASSAGE: On the journey from Africa to America of Africans died The voyage was called the MIDDLE PASSAGE – middle leg of a slave’s journey 1. CAPTURED 2. TRANSPORTED 3. SOLD

  7. FOOD OVERCROWDING MIDDLE PASSAGE: Conditions on the slave ships were terrible: Not enough WHIPPINGS & BEATINGS

  8. SICKNESS & DISEASES 20 MIDDLE PASSAGE: Spread of Roughly % of Africans aboard each ship died during the trip

  9. HARSH FAMILIES EFFECTS OF THE SLAVE TRADE: • life – grueling work, long hours, little food • African torn apart – buyers looking for & • Increased warfare – guns • - justified slavery claiming Africans were inferior YOUNG STRONG TRIBAL RACISM

  10. THE MIDDLE PASSAGE DOCUMENTARY http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=yvhKeJ6m3rY

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