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The Age of ExplorationOutcome: The Atlantic
Slave Trade
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The Atlantic Slave Trade
1. Setting the Stage: a. Sugar plantations and tobacco farms required a lot of
labor to turn a profit b. Native Americans were cheap but millions died from
disease, warfare, and brutal treatment
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The Atlantic Slave Trade
2. The Causes of African Slaverya. Slavery had existed in Africa for centuries but was relatively minor b. Muslim traders ushered in an increase of slavery in Africa in the 7th
century c. Muslims transported about 17 million African slaves from 650-1600 d. In African and Muslim slavery, slaves had some legal rights and social
mobilitye. Africans were immune to the disease that killed many natives f. Many Africans had experience with farmingg. Africans weren’t likely to escape due to unfamiliarity with the new
landh. If escaped, skin color made it easier to catch i. By the end of the Atlantic slave trade, Europeans had transported 9.5 million
Africans to the Americas
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African Captives in Yokes
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The Atlantic Slave Trade
3. Slavery Spreads Throughout the Americasa. Spain and Portugal led the way with transportation
of slaves b. During the 17th century, more than 40% of all Africans
brought to the Americas went to sugar plantations in Brazilc. As England’s presence in the Americas grew, it came to
dominate the slave trade d. African society was broken up into tribese. Many African rulers and merchants captured other Africans
and traded with European traders for gold, guns, and other goods
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Humans for Sale!
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Triangle Trade
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The Atlantic Slave Trade
4. A Forced Journey a. Transported Africans were part of the triangle tradeb. Europeans traveled south to Africa to capture or trade for slaves (side 1) c. Europeans transported captured Africans across the ocean to the
Americas (side2) d. Europeans bought sugar, coffee, and tobacco to sell back to Europe (side
3)e. The voyage that brought captured Africans across the ocean was called
the middle passage f. Millions died on these voyages g. Africans were whipped and beaten aboard the ships h. Surrounded by malnutrition, disease, and human feces on the voyages i. Roughly 20% perished on the voyages
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Middle Passage
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“Coffin” Position: Onboard a Slave Ship
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African Captives Thrown Overboard
Sharks followed the slave ships across the Atlantic!
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The Atlantic Slave Trade
5. Slavery in the Americas a. Auctioned off as property upon arrival to Americas b. Families were broken up and sold to different buyers c. Worked in mines or fields or as domestic servants d. Were given little food and lived in small dreary huts e. Forced to work long hours and suffered beatings f. Was a lifelong condition and was hereditary as well g. Africans used music and stories of their ancestors as modes of
survival h. Found ways to resist
i. Broke tools ii. Worked slowlyiii. Ran away (dangerous) iv. Uprisings and revolts did occur
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Inspection and Sale
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Slave Master Brands
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30 Lashes
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Whipped Slave, early 19c
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The Atlantic Slave Trade
6. Consequences of the Slave Tradea. Numerous cultures lost generations of their fittest members b. African families torn apart c. Introduced guns to the African continent d. Labor contributed greatly to economic power of the
Americase. Brought African culture to the Americas (art, music, religion,
and food) f. Large African American population in the Americas
today g. Mixed races due to forced population
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