1.6: The

Atlantic Slave

Trade

AMERICAN HISTORY I

UNIT 1 – EXPLORATION AND COLONIZATION

DAY 6 – THE ATLANTIC SLAVE TRADE AND TRIANGULAR TRADE

Objectives

TSWBAT:

Identify the different routes of

the Triangular Trade and

what goods/people were

transferred along each leg of

the trade

Analyze the impacts of slave

trade on Africans and the

New World

Essential Question

How were Europe,

the 13 Colonies,

and Africa

economically

intertwined?

Crash Course

http://www.history.com/shows/mankind-the-story-

of-all-of-us/videos/african-slave-trade

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=dnV_MTFEGIY

The Atlantic Slave Trade

The Beginnings Slavery had existed in Africa

for many years

Primarily Muslims took non-Muslims as slaves

In most cases slaves had rights

Generally they could eventually earn freedom

The Atlantic Slave Trade

The need for labor in America

drove slavery

Native Americans had been wiped out by diseases

The Atlantic Slave Trade resulted

9.5 million slaves were shipped to America

Travelled along the Middle Passage

Most slaves were used in the sugar cane or tobacco industry

Journal – 1st period

2.17.14

Answer the following in your journal in 3-5 sentences: In your opinion, why did/does slavery exist? Why do people enslave other humans?

Why Africans?

New labor supply was needed. Epidemics reduced the native population by 50% - 90%.

Racial superiority Need for workers in

harvesting cash crops (tobacco, cotton, sugar cane, indigo)

“Tight Packing” vs. “Loose Packing”

Ship Life

Triangular Trade

As a result of slavery the Triangular

Trade system was born

This was trade between Europe,

Africa, and the New World

It was very profitable

Manufactured goods went to Africa (guns, rum, clothes)

Slaves went to the New World, sold

for cash

Raw materials went to Europe

The cycle continued for years

**Draw in your notes!

The Triangular Trade Routes

** Draw it!

The Atlantic Slave Trade

In Africa In the Americas

1. Significant loss of population

2. Increase in civil war through the

introduction of guns

3. Families torn apart

4. Cultures Lost

1. Significant labor supply

2. Expertise in farming techniques

3. Introduction of African culture

4. Economic prosperity

Consequences of the Slave Trade

Geography of Slavery

The Atlantic Slave Trade

Destination Percentage

Brazil 38.5%

British America (minus North

America) 18.4%

Spanish Empire 17.5%

French Americas 13.6%

British North America 6.45%

English Americas 3.25%

Dutch West Indies 2.0%

Danish West Indies 0.3%

Distribution of Slaves (1519-1867)

Vocabulary:

Atlantic Slave Trade

Middle Passage

Triangular Trade

Olaudah Equiano Video

How was Equiano able to be successful despite his position in society?

Questions:

What were the reasons colonists turned from

Native Americans as labor to slaves?

Describe the system of the Triangular Trade.

What impact did the Atlantic Slave Trade have on

Africa? On the Americas?