In the 15th century millions of African men, women, and children were taken from Africa and deported to America where they became enslaved, this was considered the transatlantic slave trade. Europe, America, and Africa were major continents of the slave trade. The journey of the Middle Passage, which took three to four months, transported the Africans to the Americas in ships. These ships were packed with slaves that were chained together for the duration of the journey. Many of them died because of “diseases, starvation, cold weather, and commitment of suicide.” At one point in time the slaves were literally laying, sitting, urinating, and defecating on one another. In order for the Europeans to get slaves from Africa they had to trade them…
The transatlantic slave trade was the largest horrific forced migration of Africans from their homelands to western hemisphere from 15th to 19th Century. Over twelve million men, women and children became the victim of this extreme exploitation. It was one of the terrific assaults in the human history which greatly influenced Africa’s Political and economic state. The purpose of the slave trade was to obtain profit and goods from European traders .Europeans used the slaves for plantations in Americas and also imported them to Brazil.…
o Probably less chance of freedom • New England • Boston • They didn't have slaves but their ecnomy was tied into it • Triangular trade o Big export was rum o Took it to west Africa to trade for slaves and gold o They then took the gold and the slaves and to the west indies and Caribbean o They would trade the gold and the slaves for sugar and malasis o Take that back to Boston and make more Rum…
The immediate developments, such as the European “fascination for things Chinese” (711) and the increasingly affordable price of tea in Europe in the seventeenth and early eighteenth centuries, influenced the cultural patterns depicted in these illustrations. When tea first “made its entry in Europe” (711) from Japan and China, it was extremely expensive. As the tea was more readily available, the price declined and many more people were able to enjoy it. This painting shows two Europeans enjoying tea out of porcelain teacups, both representing the global commerce that took part during this time period, as well as the position the European had in this trade.…
Throughout history, slavery has been a vital asset to many cultures including Egypt, Rome, Greece, Portugal, and parts of Africa. Slaves were used as laborers; they were the reason sugar, tobacco, and cotton were such prominent products during the time period. Although slavery was common in ancient cultures, the most well known slave trade is the Trans-Atlantic slave trade. Spanning for over four hundred years, the Trans-Atlantic slave trade robbed approximately thirteen million African people of a normal life with their families and communities.…
The new contacts among Western Europe, Africa, and the Americas, lead to the economies improving as crops and food spread around. Economically, in the Americas, European colonists advanced from mining for silver, to farming for crops. All of the goods were traded with other countries. The triangular trade connected imports and exports of different goods mainly between North America, Africa, and Europe. The reason the Atlantic changed into a huge trading port was because many countries were overflowing with resources other countries would love to have. The countries would exchange their resources for another country’s. A vast part of the triangular trade was the Atlantic slave trade. As agriculture became more and more important in daily life, labor was becoming vital. Africa exported slaves to the West Indies and to North America.…
People in power often dictate recordings of history, but the Atlantic slave trade found an exception to this pattern. Documents from both enslavers and enslaved of this time regarding management of captives provide an insight on the treatment of slaves in the middle passage. Data from both parties clearly illustrates slave trading as a massive industry, and one where enslavers valued efficiency over the well-being of captives to garner the maximum possible profit. Conditions illustrated in these primary documents two and three demonstrate the extremely poor quality of life which slaves faced at the hands of clearly apathetic enslavers within the middle passage.…
The trek to the coast is considered to be more brutal than the voyages across the Middle Passage (“The Abolition of British Slavery”). Slaves were forced to walk to European coastal ports up to 1000 miles away while being shackled together and anyone who became sick or too weak would be left to die. At port cities, slaves were kept in dungeons until they were transported onto the ships which could take upwards to a year (“The African Slave Trade”). It is estimated that about 9 to 11 million slaves died before being taken out of Africa (“How Many People Were Taken From Africa?”). The life of a slave was really bad at this point and it only got worse. The Middle Passage is known to the worst part of the journey to the Americas. It is also estimated that between one to two million slaves died on the Middle Passage. Slaves were packed so tightly into the cargo-hold that they had to lie in each other’s feces and urine (“The African Slave Trade”). Smallpox and yellow fever spread like wildfire because of the unsanitary conditions (“The African Slave Trade”). Because of theses conditions, 12% of slaves that were sent away from Africa died during the voyages (“Facts About The Slave Trade”). Africa was not a nice place to live during this time and that affected Africa as a whole in the long…
People of the African continent were transported to the New World with a sole purpose: enslavement. Between 1501 and 1866 over 12.5 million Africans were taken from their homeland to be enslaved across the Atlantic.1 The Middle Passage, as the journey is often called, brutally took many lives before ships arrived at their destination, killing approximately 1.8 million slaves-to-be. Of the 10.7 million Africans who survived the dreadful journey, only about 400.000 were taken directly to North America. There awaited them a life of poverty, coercion and hard labor.…
As the colonies of America developed, the slave trade also flourished. Unknown at the time, the colonist involvement in this trade would have monumental effects on America. First, slavery increased American participation in the triangular trade, but also stunted Southern industry. Second, slavery led to an ultimate feeling of white supremacy and plantations that defined life in the South. The slave trade had vast consequences on the economy and society of Colonial America.…
The Trans-atlantic slave trade also known as the “triangular Trade” was born out of an emerging global trade network which joined Europe, Africa, and the Americas ships full of european goods travelled to Africa, via America and then back to europe with finished goods.…
This labor was inexpensive compared to the native Americans and indentured servants. The African slaves were sent along the middle passage, also known as the trans-Atlantic slave trade, which was an arduous journey across the ocean in which many Africans died on poorly maintained ships. This whole trade-based process led to the increase of slavery, crop production, wealth, and slavery in Europe and the…
Once the sugar,tobacco,& rice plantations begin to flourish, so did the need for labor. Thus, the widespread growth of slave trade,exporting over 70,000 slaves across the Atlantic per year. This endeavor yield approximately 5 million enslaved persons to the New World.…
The development of the New World led to the emergence of the Trans-Atlantic slave trade. There was an abundance of land in the New world, but not enough people to take care of it. Therefore, the demand for slaves increased. Slaves were transported from Africa to the Western Hemisphere in awful conditions. The space was so cramped they were forced to crouch or lie down, there was a lack of sanitation, they were given an insufficient amount of food, disease spread, and women were exposed to violence and sexual abuse from the crew. Slaves remained in these…
Trade in the Atlantic World occurred because of many things: the Triangular Trade, the way slaves were taken from their homes, and even what they brought to the US. The contributions of music, religion, and food were only some of the ideas and items that they have introduced. Their travel on the slave boats was not incredible either. The accommodations were cramped, foul-smelling, and disgusting. This form of slavery was cruel, horrific, and full of misery for all…