The Transatlantic Slave Trade

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The Transatlantic Slave Trade

• In this lesson, students will be able to define
  the following terms
• The Transatlantic Slave Trade
• Reasons for the Transatlantic Slave Trade
• The Middle Passage
• The Treatment of Slaves in the Americas

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Many Native American Indians died from smallpox
disease.
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Disease and Death

• Many Native American Indians died from the
  smallpox disease introduced by the European
  conquerors.
• Many Native American Indians also died from the
  harsh working conditions imposed by the
  Europeans.
• Theses deaths created a need for a work force.

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Europeans decided to use African slaves to
replace a dying Indian population.
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The Transatlantic Slave Trade

• Slavery had always existed but the Transatlantic
  Slave Trade expanded slavery on a massive scale.
• Europeans removed millions of Africans between
  the 1500s to the 1800s.
• Africans were stripped of their language and
  culture and forced to labor on plantations in the
  Americas.

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Enslaved Africans were usually captured by
warring African tribes and traded to European and
American slave traders.
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Captured Slaves

• Enslaved Africans were usually captured by
  warring African tribes and traded to European and
  American slave traders.
• Slaves were traded in exchange for guns and other
  goods.
• Captured Africans were brought across the
  Atlantic ocean to the Americas.

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The Middle Passage was the voyage across the
Atlantic to the Americas.
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The Middle Passage

• The Middle Passage was the journey from Africa
  across the Atlantic Ocean to the Americas.
• It was a long and brutal journey.
• Many slaves died during the Middle Passage.

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Captured Africans were crammed
into small quarters during the Middle Passage.
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The Costs of Slavery

• African slaves were robbed of their language,
  labor, and culture.
• They were forced to labor under brutal conditions
  in the Americas.
• While the use of African slaves enriched
  Europeans and American settlers, it greatly
  harmed Africans and Africa.

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African slaves encountered brutality and cruelty
on plantations in the Americas.
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African slaves were brought to sugar plantations
in the Caribbean and large farms in Brazil.
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Questions for Reflection

• Why did many Native American Indians die?
• How did the deaths of Native American Indians
  affect Africans?
• What was the Transatlantic Slave Trade?
• Why did so many Africans die during the Middle
  Passage?
• How did slavery harm Africans and Africa?