Section 4

The Slave Trade

Main Idea: Millions of Africans were captured, sold, and enslaved in the Americas

Origins

-Atlantic Slave Trade

-Shortage of labor in Americas (natives dying)

-Huge plantations needed lots of workers

-FirstàNatives

-SecondàIndentured servants

-FinallyàAfrican slaves

-Triangular trade

-From Europe to Africa

-Goods for slaves

-From Africa to Americas

-Slaves brought to Americas

-Middle Passage

-Horrible conditions on slave ships

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-Americas to Europe

-Products/goods

Slavery

-Spanish, British, Portuguese all used slaves

-Living conditions varied, but overall bad

-Some slaves skilled workers

-Some women worked as cook

-Punishment

-Resistance

-Slaves = property

-Treated as such

-Very inhumane

-Some fought back

Effects

-Lasted 400 yearsà 15-20 million sold into slavery

-Some went to Europe, Asia, Middle East as well

-No freedom

-Ruined African societies

-Took the healthiest, young men

-Turned Africans against each other

-Made Europeans rich

-Some African culture spread (art, music, religion, food)

-African Diaspora