1. The Middle Passage

2. Atlantic Slave Trade
: 12.5 million Africans shipped to the New World
Approximately 10.7 million survived
388,000 taken to colonies in present-day United States
Portuguese, British, French, Spanish, and Dutch were main Atlantic slave traders

3. Atlantic Slave Trade Large Supply of Labor Free Labor and Profits
Indigenous
Free Labor and Profits
Shaped Africa
Economy Relied on Slaves
Instability

4. Textiles and manufactured goods
Triangular Trade
Raw goods (sugar, tobacco, and cotton)
Textiles and manufactured goods
Original map retrieved from:
Slaves

5. Middle Passage Trade between Continents Different Products
Raw Goods & Agriculture
Manufactured Goods
Slaves

6. People and the Experience
People were still apart of this event- they should be heard.
The following question should be considered when reading sources:

7. Central Historical Question
How did people experience the Middle Passage?

8. Amistad Clip Youtube

9. Document D: Diagram of Slave Ship
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