1. The Middle Passage

2. Term used to describe the transatlantic voyage taken from Africa to the New World by enslaved Africans on European cargo ships.
Involves 100s of Africans packed into ships for months
High mortality rates (1 to 3 million)

7. The Capture
Europeans relied on Africans to capture other Africans deep in the continent
Principal regions from which Africans were captured included Sierra Leone, Gold Coast, Bight of Benin, Bight of Biafra, Central Africa (Angola)
No discrimination—no distinctions made between servants and royalty
Some had to walk 500 miles to the coast to reach the “negroe houses”
Examination
Acceptable ones were branded/sold

8. The Voyage Packed into ships with no room to move for 6-10 +/- weeks
Infectious diseases, poor nutrition, despair, and poor sanitation
Sharks
Chained

9. Safe Arrival Food Examinations/Discounts
Jamaica/Barbados (largest strongholds in the Caribbean)
Public auctions announced slaves
Sold for $150/more
Women of childbearing age
Families broken up prior to voyage

11. Crispus Attucks Indian mom/African father Runaway slaves for 20 years
Worked on as a whaling crew
Draft of British navy
Part-time jobs were taken away by British soldiers
Encouraged others to stand their ground to the British
First of 5 killed in mob violence (Boston Massacre-March 5, 1770)
Events lead up to the Revolution
African Americans sided with Freedom