middle passage
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‘Never can so much misery be found condensed in so small a place as in a slave ship during the middle passage’William Wilberforce
“This trade was so considerable that, while it was in a flourishing state, there were above 20,000 Negroes yearly exported from Guinea Coast.” Captain William Snelgrave 1754
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Ships known as ‘slavers’ left British ports such as London, Bristol and Liverpool for West Africa loaded with trade goods. These would include guns, gunpowder and ammunition, brass and ironware, alcohol, cotton cloth, glass beads and trinkets.
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Caribbean IslandsMiddle Passage
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sage
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ture
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Materials
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The hard labour of enslaved Africans led to great wealth and riches for European countries, particularly Britain which traded in sugar, tobacco and cotton produced by slaves on plantations. .
La Amistad (Spanish: "Friendship") was a ship notable as the scene of a revolt by African captives being transported from Havana to Puerto Principe, Cuba.
Reflecting on the Middle Passage: Find the GEMs!!!
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=TgTGiWeRCWc
Using the GEMS you found from the Amistad video clip, explain your
reaction to seeing the Middle Passage. What stood out to you and what
shocked you about a slave’s journey from Africa to America?
Answer this prompt with at least a 2 paragraph response.