Slave+Trade

Slave Trade!

=The Atlantic slave trade- =  The Middle Passage took place during the Atlantic slave trade. A few Europeans would capture random Africans to own slaves. These slaves were took and places on ships, making sure there was no room left. There were forty million Africans estimated to be on these slave ships. Only about 15 million were thought to make it to the Americas.

 African Slave Trade- ==Europeans started trading and selling Africans in Europe as slaves in the 1440's. Soon Europeans started capturing Africans and took them to the west African coast. Slaves were forced onto boats and taken to the Americas. These trips usually took a while and were painful for the slaves. Once there they were forced to do hard labor. == The slave trade had horrible effects happen in Africa because of it. One of the biggest effects would be the loss of population. Many people were taken away and died during the time. Another would be disturbance of the society. Wars started, laws change, people felt insecure, scared. White's made Blacks seem less important, which cause the big problem today. Slavery cause major problems in Africa. It ruined Africans lives for the most part, but in a way it also made them stronger. Slaves lives were very rough. From being captured, and brought to America, to being forced to work for free. Many slaves died before they even reached America. But for those who lived, it was a different story. Once in America, these slaves were sold or traded. Then they were forced to work, and often beaten. Being a slave was never easy, but they tried not to lose hope.

Facts! -Slaves would be traded for different products such as Sugar, Cotton, and Tobacco. -Slaves were put on boats, packed tight making sure there was no room left. -Many slaves committed suicide or died of starvation and disease. -Some slaves were beaten for not working fast enough. -Slaves were used for forced labor and personally usage. -Children ere used as slaves a lot, even though there young age. -Families were tore apart during the slave trade. -Many whites didn't care any for the slaves and those who did were thought low of. <span style="background-color: #00ff00; color: #ff00ff; font-family: Tahoma,Geneva,sans-serif;"> -Slaves became more valuable then gold. <span style="background-color: #f98010; color: #404040; font-family: Verdana,Geneva,sans-serif; font-size: 120%;"> -Selling slaves was thought of as a way to make more money.

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