For a slave, what was life like during the trip to America?

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For a slave, what was life like during the trip to America?

African Americans in the Colonies

Olaudah Equiano  Kidnapped at age 10  Sent to America on British slave ship  Eventually ends up in Virginia  Buys his freedom, moves to Britain, joins antislavery movement

Triangular Trade  Trade between Europe, Africa and Americas  Europe sends the Caribbean –Books –Cloth –Manufactured Products

Triangular Trade  Caribbean sends sugar to New England  New England distills rum, sends it and firearms to Africa  Africa in turn sends slaves to Caribbean

Middle Passage  Part of Triangular trade route – from Africa to Caribbean  10-40% of slaves on a ship will die  Forced as many slaves onto a ship as would fit

Cape Coast

Middle Passage  Poor sanitation  Extreme heat  Disease  Led to many suicides  Occasional mutiny- –When a ship’s crew or passengers take control

Africans in the New World  About 10 million sent to Americas  3.5 million to Brazil  1.5 million to Spanish colonies  4 million to Caribbean  500,000 to North America

Know all men by these presents that I, Diggs Dishman of the County of King Geo. have bargained and sold unto Joseph Rufner of Shenandoah County one negro man named Ben for the consideration of Sixty Pounds which I will warrant and defend against all claims and demands or wants, given from my hand this 2nd day March Today U.S.= $10,152

Slavery  Maryland first colony to restrict African’s rights  Slave codes- Virginia sets specific laws pertaining to slavery

Slave Codes  Become more and more strict  Could not gather in groups (assemble)  Not own property  Not testify against a white person