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The Slave Trade and the Middle Passage

Bell Ringer Based off of what we have already talked about, why were slaves brought over to the Americas? How would you feel if you were in a crowded, tiny, dark room with rats and a horrible smell for a long period of time? Explain.

Learning Target and Success Criteria Learning Targets: o I can summarize why the Transatlantic Slave Trade began. o I can analyze primary sources to describe what conditions were like during the Middle Passage. Success Criteria: o I can successfully relate the slave trade to the prior topic of exploration through notes and an exit slip. o I can successfully explain what conditions were like for slaves during the Middle Passage through notes, an activity, a discussion, and an exit slip.

Origins of the Slave Trade Throughout history slavery has existed in many different parts of the world Began in the 1500 s, as result of the Spanish needing people to work the plantations in their empire o Sugar and tobacco were the major crops o Helped make the Spanish $

What were working conditions like?

Triangular Trade and the Middle Passage

Triangular Trade and the Middle Passage Europe to Africa: manufactured goods were traded to Africans for slaves they had captured Africa to the Americas: the Middle Passage where slaves were transported in boats nicknamed floating coffins Americas to Europe: slaves were used for labor to grow crops and gain access to raw materials

The Transatlantic Slave Trade 80, 000 Africans a year were sent to the Americas at its peak During the 300 year period of the Transatlantic Slave Trade, an estimated 11 million slaves reached the Americas Another 2 million slaves died on the voyage from Africa to the Americas during the Middle Passage

Based off of what you already know, what effects would the slave trade have on the world?