The Atlantic Slave Trade (PowerPoint)

							The Atlantic Slave
     Trade
The Origins of the Atlantic Slave Trade


The majority of slaves were taken from
Western Africa. i.e. Ghana, Mali, Senegal, The
Gambia.

In the early 16th century with a newly
emerging mercantilist economy, the Europeans
began the slave trade to the Americas.

This continued for the next 300 years. Slaves
were shipped across the Atlantic Ocean to the
Americas.
       The Atlantic Slave Trade


London, England was the center of the slave trade.

The slaves were shipped to the Americas and sold for a
profit. Slave traders were only concerned with getting
the healthiest and brightest people. This abhorrent
practice had a devastating impact on Africa’s future
prosperity.

One method was to capture unsuspecting people and steal
them away.
The Atlantic Slave Trade
                   Slaves were shipped
                   across the Atlantic
                   Ocean to the West
                   Indies for a big
                   profit. This passage
                   was known as the
                   “middle passage”.

                   The traders used the
                   money from the sale
                   of the slaves to buy
                   sugar, coffee and
                   tobacco.

                   The ships were then
                   transported back to
                   Europe with these
                   new materials.
                 The Triangle Trade




Map source: British Broadcasting Corporation BBC
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Slaves were treated
as chattel property.
With very little
consideration given to
human rights people
could be bought and
sold. Plantation owners
paid up to $2000 for a
skilled, healthy slave.
Slaves were often
separated from their
families and never saw
each other again.
American Civil War
           In the southern United States, slaves
           worked to produce food and supplies for the
           army.

           In the northern states, the freed slaves
           served in the union army.

           Slavery was finally abolished in the United
           States in 1865.

           Slavery existed in British North America
           (Canada) as well but was abolished earlier
           in the 19th century. The import of slaves
           into the province of Canada was banned in
           1793. The practice of slavery was abolished
           in 1804 in Lower Canada and 1811 in
           Upper Canada.

           This window of time helped facilitate the
           migration to Canada by many African-
           Americans via the Underground Railroad.
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Check this excellent site for more
           information.
                Bibliography
http://www.law.umaryland.edu/race-symposium/slave_trade.gif

www.angelfire.com/de/slavetrade

www.angelfire.com/de/slavetrade/slaveamerica.html

www.amistad.mysticseaport.org/timeline/atlantic.slave.trade.html

http://www.worldandi.com/public/2000/april/graphics/slavery.gif
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