The Atlantic Slave Trade Pages 132 136 Why

The Atlantic Slave Trade Pages 132 -136

Why? �Sugar plantation and tobacco farmers needed a large supply of laborers (workers). �Native Americans had died due to disease that Europeans brought.

Where? �What region had the largest amount of slaves imported?

Africa �Slavery had existed in Africa for centuries. �Those who were not Muslim became slaves. �Portuguese began exploring Africa in 1400’s. �What were the FOUR advantages Europeans saw for using slaves? Write them on your paper now. Pg. 132

Triangular Trade (1700's)

Middle Passage �Many African rulers and merchants helped capture slaves in exchange for gold, guns, and other goods. �Millions of Africans died along the journey as part of the triangular trade. �Middle passage = slave ship transportation

Primary Source �With a partner, read the primary source on page 135 and answer the following questions: � 1. Why might the white men have forced Equiano to eat? � 2. Describe the overall conditions based on Equiano’s excerpt. �Olaudah Equiano

Is slavery a form of immigration? �Definitions: �Immigration is the movement of people into a destination country to which they are not native or do not possess its citizenship in order to settle or reside there, especially as permanent residents or naturalized citizens, or to take-up employment as a migrant worker or temporarily as a foreign worker.