1. African Slave Trade Triangle Trade

2. Triangle Trade Routes

3. African Advantages to the Slave Trade Slavery profited a few Africans In times of famine, some Africans sold themselves into slavery in order to survive.

4. Slave Ships

6. African Disadvantages to the Slave Trade Slavery tore apart families and communities Depopulated the labor base, and stopped most economic development. Slaves were brutalized and treated as commodities Pitted Africans against Africans for the new European goods

8. European Advantages to the Slave Trade Extremely profitable Huge source of cheap labor, especially in the Caribbean and US South. Helped build the capital base that fueled the Industrial Revolution.

9. Slavery

10. European Disadvantages to the Slave Trade Slavery was abhorred by some Europeans and Americans. Compromised the efforts of Christian missionaries.

11. Slavery Assignment Put yourself in their shoes! Create 2 pictures that illustrates Slavery from the Slave owner’s perspective AND the Slave’s Perspective. Each illustration must have a short paragraph describing the picture and what the people in the picture think about their situation.