1. The Beginnings of Our Global Age: Europe and the Americas
Section 4: The Atlantic Slave Trade
Witness History Audio: Forced into Slavery
Triangular Trade Across the Atlantic
In triangular trade, ships from Europe brought manufactured goods and cash to Africa. Then African slaves were taken to the Americas in the Middle Passage. The slaves were exchanged for sugar, molasses, cotton, or other colonial goods such as furs or salt fish. European merchants involved in the triangular trade grew rich, and wealthy port cities emerged in Europe and the Americas.
Notes: Listen to the Witness History audio. Then read aloud the main idea for each subheading in this section and show the related visuals.
After listening to the Witness History audio, ask, “How does the portrait of Equiano contrast with the stereotypical view of an African slave?” (He looks like a gentleman, contradicting the stereotype that Africans were uncivilized or unteachable.)
Witness History Video: The Atlantic Slave Trade
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2. The Beginnings of Our Global Age: Europe and the Americas
Section 4: The Atlantic Slave Trade
Horrors of the Middle Passage
Africans captured in inland villages were forced to march to the coast, where they waited in holding pens for the slave ships to arrive. During the Middle Passage the Africans were crammed below the decks for weeks or months. Many died of disease or brutality.
Notes: Listen to the Witness History audio. Then read aloud the main idea for each subheading in this section and show the related visuals.
After listening to the Witness History audio, ask, “How does the portrait of Equiano contrast with the stereotypical view of an African slave?” (He looks like a gentleman, contradicting the stereotype that Africans were uncivilized or unteachable.)
History Interactive: The Middle Passage: A Forced Journey
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3. The Beginnings of Our Global Age: Europe and the Americas
Section 4: The Atlantic Slave Trade
Impact of the Atlantic Slave Trade
African states and societies were devastated by the slave trade. An estimated 11 millions Africans worked as slaves in the Americas, while perhaps around 2 million died during the Middle Passage.
Notes: Listen to the Witness History audio. Then read aloud the main idea for each subheading in this section and show the related visuals.
After listening to the Witness History audio, ask, “How does the portrait of Equiano contrast with the stereotypical view of an African slave?” (He looks like a gentleman, contradicting the stereotype that Africans were uncivilized or unteachable.)
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4. The Beginnings of Our Global Age: Europe and the Americas: Section 4
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5. The Beginnings of Our Global Age: Europe and the Americas: Section 4
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