1. Do Now
These days we know that slavery is wrong. While some in the 17th century also believed that slavery was an abomination (atrocity or outrageous), many during that time actually believed that slavery could be justified as a moral institution. How do you think they justified this?

2. New England & Triangle Trade
Slave Trade
New England & Triangle Trade

3. New England New England Trade for goods trade for people/labor
Couldn’t grow large scale crops
Port towns
Ship builders
Received goods from everywhere and then traded with other colonial regions
Trade for goods trade for people/labor
New England had many of the goods Caribbean needed which eventually led to slave trade

4. Need for Slaves Natives died too fast Cheap/Free labor Created jobs
Mercantilism
Debts to England
Created jobs
Sailors
Iron workers, rope makers, ship builders
Other industries grew dependent on slave labor

5. How the slaves were brought to America
Triangular Trade
Caribbean/Sugar NE/rum Africa/slaves Caribbean/sugar plantation work
Middle Passage
Transportation of slaves from Africa to Caribbean
10-20% died
Inhumane transportation
Risks of getting slaves for slave traders/owners
Financial
Slaves dies in transit
Slaves arriving in poor health
Physical
Death & disease for crew
revolt

6. Triangular Trade Routes

7. Morality of Slavery? Slavery=respectable business
Accepted social hierarchy
Slaves should be obedient to master as children should be obedient to parents
Religion
Enslaving Africans saved them by introducing Christianity
Saving souls + making money = win win
Slavery was already in Africa
POWs

8. Use these Questions to help you analyze the different sources
Plan of “Bense Island”
What do you notice about “Bense Island”?
Why do you think the fort is the most prominent feature of the island?
Advertisement for slaves from the Hare, South-Carolina Gazette, June 17, 1756
What do you notice about this image?
What do you notice about the depiction of the slaves?
Henry Lauren’s record of the sale of slaves from the Hare, June 29 to July 9, 1756
What do you notice about this ledger? (Hint: Examine the ratios of men to women and the “charges hereon” section)
Activity
Use the sources to trace the route of a slave ship.
Fill in Map following the directions and using the sources
Summarize the Voyage of the Hare on the back of the map after you analyze the sources