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Research Question: How were the slaves treated while being taken away?

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Research Question: How were the slaves treated while being taken away?

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The Atlantic slave trade was the purchase, transportation, and selling of enslaved people from Africa. These Africans were purchased by Europeans and sold in the Americas for money. Between 1517 and 1867, about 12.5 million Africans were forced onto the Middle Passage.

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The Atlantic slave trade was the purchase, transportation, and selling of enslaved people from Africa. These Africans were purchased by Europeans and sold in the Americas for money. Between 1517 and 1867, about 12.5 million Africans were forced onto the Middle Passage.

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The Atlantic slave trade was the largest oceanic forced migration in history.

'Triangle Trade' is only partially accurate.

Many slave traders were women.

Enslaved people fought the slave trade.

Slaves not only fought the slave trade; they helped end it.

(History.com John Harris)

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The Atlantic Slave Trade lasted 366 years

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The Atlantic Slave Trade lasted 366 years

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(Triangular Trade)

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The video below from the history channel, it explains how people were treated while taken across sea in the ships

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The video below from the history channel, it explains how people were treated while taken across sea in the ships

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1) Their belongings being forcefully taken from them before boarding the ship.
2) Enslaved people would find themselves shoved in compartments with ceilings as low as four and a half feet, where they would spend most of their voyage.
3) They were forced to relieve themselves where they sat, creating hellish conditions when combined with the heat and lack of ventilation below deck.
4) They generally spent about eight hours a day above deck, but were still separated by gender with a barricade, a reinforced that could be used to protect crew member in case of revolt.
5) Captives deemed disobedient were tortured and beaten, usually whipped with the especially cruel cat o’ nine tails, a tool designed to inflict maximum pain.
6) Enslaved people were forced to eat their typical meal of rice and beans.
7) Women, while usually left unshackled, were raped and sexually abused by members of the crew sometimes arriving in the new world carrying the children of their attackers.

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Nearly 13 million African people were kidnapped and trafficked across the Atlantic to the Americans, including the British, French, and Spanish colonies that would later comprise the United States (eji.org par 2).

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Nearly 13 million African people were kidnapped and trafficked across the Atlantic to the Americans, including the British, French, and Spanish colonies that would later comprise the United States (eji.org par 2).

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This shows the area under the ship that the enslaved people spent most of their time crammed together

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This shows the area under the ship that the enslaved people spent most of their time crammed together

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(CBS news)

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Nearly 9.4 million enslaved Africans reached the Americans, while another 175,000 were shipped to Europe and the African Atlantic islands(Johannes Postma).

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Nearly 9.4 million enslaved Africans reached the Americans, while another 175,000 were shipped to Europe and the African Atlantic islands(Johannes Postma).

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(Slave voyages)

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How did the slave trade affect certain people?

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How did the slave trade affect certain people?

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It produced deep social divides between the rich white and poor black communities, the consequences of which still haunt American societies now, many years after amancipation (Will Hardy par.12). The divide was reinforced by the determination to segregate black and white communities and discourage intermarriage, and by the reluctance to liberate black people from slavery from one generation to the next (Will Hardy par.13).

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The countries most active in the Trans-Atlantic Slave Trade: number of enslaved Africans forced to embark on ships of the following national flags

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The countries most active in the Trans-Atlantic Slave Trade: number of enslaved Africans forced to embark on ships of the following national flags

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https://www.statista.com/chart/22057/countries-most-active-trans-atlantic-slave-trade/

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The triangular trade was the three-legged route that made up the Atlantic slave trade. The trade traffic flowed to and from three general areas on either side of the Atlantic Ocean. These areas form a rough triangle when viewed on a map. They were in Europe, Africa, and the Americas(Britannia.com).

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To sum it all up, the Atlantic Slave Trade was a big event in history that affected many cultural beliefs now. What made it so important was that “it enriched many white people across occupations and industries”(eji.org). It effected Africa in a way that millions of people lost their homes and town were depopulated.