1. The Trans-Atlantic Slave Trade

2. Why do Europeans turn to Africa for slaves in the late 16th century?

3. The Need for New Labor:

4. The Need for New Labor:
European diseases had devastated Native Americans, but Africans were largely immune because of previous contact with Europe
Plantations & mines required large #’s of cheap laborers
West Africa already dealt in slaves
Also, more difficult for Africans to run away Why?

5. The Slave Trade:

6. The Slave Trade:
The first slaves were brought to the Americas in 1518, and millions were brought over for the next 350 years
The MIDDLE PASSAGE was the voyage that brought slaves across the Atlantic
Africans were sent all over the New World, leading to the African Diaspora (a scattering of people)