The Transatlantic Slave Trade

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The Transatlantic Slave Trade
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Why did the Europeans want African slaves?
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When did the transatlantic slave trade
occur?How many Africans were transported out of
Africa?
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Slave exports from Africa on the Trans-Atlantic
Route Period Number of slaves
1450-1500 81,000 - 1500-1600 328,000
2.9 1601-1700
1,348,000 12.0 1701-1800
6,090,000 54.2 1801-1900
3,466,000 30.9 Total 11,232,000
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Where did the enslaved Africans come from?Where
were the enslaved Africans taken?
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Trans-Atlantic Exports by Region
1650-1900 Region Number of Slaves
Senegambia 479,900 4.7 Upper
Guinea 411,200 4.0 Windward Coast 183,200 1.8 G
old Coast 1,035,600 10.1 Bight
of Benin 2,016,200
19.7 Bight of Biafra 1,463,700
14.3 West Central 4,179,500
40.8 South East 470,900
4.6 Total 10,240,200
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Trans-Atlantic Imports by Region
1450-1900 Region Number of Slaves Brazil
4,000,000 35.4 Spanish Empire
2,500,000 22.1 British West Indies
2,000,000 17.7 French West Indies
1,600,000 14.1 British North Amer.
500,000 4.4 United
States Dutch West Indies 500,000
4.4 Danish West Indies 28,000
0.2 Europe (and Islands) 200,000
1.8 Total 11,328,000
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Prior to the arrival of the Europeans, what was
slavery like in Africa?
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How did Europeans acquire African slaves?
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Some people assert, Africans sold their own
people into slavery.Is this a fair statement?
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What was the Middle Passage? What were
conditions like?
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What was the Triangular Trade Route?
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What was the abolitionist movement? Who led it?
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When was slavery abolished in Great Britain, the
United States and Brazil?
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What effects did the transatlantic slave trade
have on Africa?
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What African countries did freed slaves found?
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What did you learn that surprised you the most?