The Middle Passage
Atlantic Slave Trade 1525-1866: 12.5 million Africans shipped to the New World Approximately 10.7 million survived 388,000 taken to colonies in present-day United States Portuguese, British, French, Spanish, and Dutch were main Atlantic slave traders
Atlantic Slave Trade Large Supply of Labor Free Labor and Profits Indigenous Free Labor and Profits Shaped Africa Economy Relied on Slaves Instability
Textiles and manufactured goods Triangular Trade Raw goods (sugar, tobacco, and cotton) Textiles and manufactured goods Original map retrieved from: http://commons.wikimedia.org/wiki/File:Atlantic_Ocean_location_map.svg Slaves
Middle Passage Trade between Continents Different Products Raw Goods & Agriculture Manufactured Goods Slaves
People and the Experience People were still apart of this event- they should be heard. The following question should be considered when reading sources:
Central Historical Question How did people experience the Middle Passage?
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Document D: Diagram of Slave Ship Image retrieved from http://hdl.loc.gov/loc.rbc/rbpe.28204300