1. Slave Trade

2. The Beginning Did slavery exist in Africa before Europeans arrived? – Yes – Forcing people  no Captured during war  slave labor

3. Atlantic Slave Trade 1700’s- 60,000 a year were taken from Africa and shipped to the new world Many didn’t survive How would European’s get the slaves? – Trade Guns and other goods – Tribes became powerful

4. The Middle Passage

5. Slave Ship Plan

6. “Coffin” Position: Onboard a Slave Ship

7. Slave Ship Interior

8. Onboard the Slave Ship

9. The Outcome Many died on the trip over – Diseases Jumped overboard Tried to rebel

10. Some Were Thrown Over Sharks followed the slave ships across the Atlantic

11. The Triangle Trade

12. End to Slave Trade Africa – 1526- King Affonso Tried but failed Some fought back – But no success England – Abolition: end slavery – 1834 slavery banned United States – Freed some slaves – 1865 it was banned

13. Effects What do you think the impact of industrialization had on slave trade? – Decline  Natural Resources Some areas weren’t impacted – While others destroyed African Kingdoms – Captured and traded for goods

14. Outcome Sierra Leone – British colony for freed slaves Liberia – Freed slaves from the US – Independence in 1847