https://padlet.com/jmader5/87v3ps3ppm5h07xq Venture Smith's Journey, and other Enslaved Peoples en-us 2022-11-03 19:15:58 UTC 2022-11-03 20:22:31 UTC hello@padlet.com jmader5 https://padlet.com/jmader5/87v3ps3ppm5h07xq/wish/2369037170 12.5 Million Africans were captured and sent into slavery on ships, Venture Smith was one among this vast quantity. ]]> 2022-11-03 19:24:13 UTC https://padlet.com/jmader5/87v3ps3ppm5h07xq/wish/2369037170 jmader5 https://padlet.com/jmader5/87v3ps3ppm5h07xq/wish/2369066178 In 1648, a Dutch Slave Ship crashed off the shore of Trinidad and Tobago; the crew abandoned it and left the enslaved people aboard, when they were rescued by locals, only 80 out of 400 survived. ]]> 2022-11-03 19:50:16 UTC https://padlet.com/jmader5/87v3ps3ppm5h07xq/wish/2369066178 jmader5 https://padlet.com/jmader5/87v3ps3ppm5h07xq/wish/2369072032 Brazil had around 4 million african slaves imported, making it one of the major destinations for slave ships, in order to work the sugar and coffee plantations common here. ]]> 2022-11-03 19:56:04 UTC https://padlet.com/jmader5/87v3ps3ppm5h07xq/wish/2369072032 jmader5 https://padlet.com/jmader5/87v3ps3ppm5h07xq/wish/2369080825 The Caribbean imported around 5 million African slaves. The reason for this high number is that the conditions in the sugar plantations were so poor, that many slaves were not expected to live more than 5 years. ]]> 2022-11-03 20:05:01 UTC https://padlet.com/jmader5/87v3ps3ppm5h07xq/wish/2369080825 jmader5 https://padlet.com/jmader5/87v3ps3ppm5h07xq/wish/2369091022 The United States was the destination of around 300,000 enslaved Africans, including Venture Smith. The life expectancy of new arrivals was much higher than in other regions, however, conditions were still terrible.]]> 2022-11-03 20:14:54 UTC https://padlet.com/jmader5/87v3ps3ppm5h07xq/wish/2369091022 jmader5 https://padlet.com/jmader5/87v3ps3ppm5h07xq/wish/2369098813 The Middle Passage consisted of the voyage from Africa to the new world. Slaves were packed into the hulls, and there was little room to move for the captives. ]]> 2022-11-03 20:22:31 UTC https://padlet.com/jmader5/87v3ps3ppm5h07xq/wish/2369098813