1. The Slave Trade

2. Slavery Definition Owning humans as property Forcing them to work Taking away their freedom

3. Slavery in America Began immediately with the first European colonists (1607) Earlier in the south. Some Natives, but mostly Africans Most in Southern parts of the Americas Here they worked on farms: –Cotton –Coffee –Sugar

4. The Gold Coast

5. 1471- Portuguese find tribes there have gold Soon after slave trade begins Incite tribal wars: one tribe enslaves another Other nations follow: Dutch, English, Prussian

6. Gold Coast Cont… Slavery already existed before Europeans came to Africa Europeans “globalized” it

7. Capture People would be hunted and captured from their homes Targets were men and women aged 18-35 Children were taken too

8. Capture Cont… After captured, slaves would be shackled and marched Marches could be up to 1000 miles to the coast (many would die) Large “Slave Castles” would hold slaves until they were shipped to Americas Some were held for a year or more

9. Slave Castles Holding cells in which captive slaves were held in Africa People were crammed in (sometimes hundreds in a very small space) No light Openings from above for viewing and feeding

10. Slave Castle

11. Slave Holding Cell

12. Atlantic Crossing 60-90 days long Slaves were crammed in close quarters Combine: –Sea sickness- Poor sanitation –Mal-nutrition- Disease –Torture- Rape Many people died Some tried to swim to freedom

15. Welcome to America Upon arrival survivors were cleaned and auctioned After sold at auctions slaves would be transported to their new homes Owners forced slaves to do anything they wanted