Slave Trade

The Beginning Did slavery exist in Africa before Europeans arrived? – Yes – Forcing people  no Captured during war  slave labor

Atlantic Slave Trade 1700’s- 60,000 a year were taken from Africa and shipped to the new world Many didn’t survive How would European’s get the slaves? – Trade Guns and other goods – Tribes became powerful

The Middle Passage

Slave Ship Plan

“Coffin” Position: Onboard a Slave Ship

Slave Ship Interior

Onboard the Slave Ship

The Outcome Many died on the trip over – Diseases Jumped overboard Tried to rebel

Some Were Thrown Over Sharks followed the slave ships across the Atlantic

The Triangle Trade

End to Slave Trade Africa – King Affonso Tried but failed Some fought back – But no success England – Abolition: end slavery – 1834 slavery banned United States – Freed some slaves – 1865 it was banned

Effects What do you think the impact of industrialization had on slave trade? – Decline  Natural Resources Some areas weren’t impacted – While others destroyed African Kingdoms – Captured and traded for goods

Outcome Sierra Leone – British colony for freed slaves Liberia – Freed slaves from the US – Independence in 1847