History Unit 1 section 3

Sailing on the Middle Passage

1)Voyage that brought slavevs over to West Indiesundefined

2)Later Brought slaves to North/South Americaundefined

3)Middle leg of Transatlantic voyageundefined

African Slave Trade & conditions

1)Slaves were packed into dark holds of large shipsundefined

2) Africans endured whippings and beatings from merchants.undefined

3)African Slaves also encountered diseases transferred by European merchantsundefined

4)Some slaves commited suicide by drowning.undefined

Triangular Trading Route and Boating Strategies

1)Middle passage was part of thisundefined

2)Europe Transported manafactured goods to West Coast of Africaundefined

3)On one route, Merchants bought sugar, coffee, & tobacco, later on traded
these materials with Europeans.undefined

4)On another route, merchants carried rum and other goods
from new england colonies to Africa to trade for slaves.undefined

5)Triangular trade encompasses northern & southern colonies, west Indies, England, Europe, & Africaundefined

Selling & Buying of Slaves

1)Between 1500 & 1600, 300,000 Africans were transported to Americas.undefined

2)African Merchants and leaders sold slaves to European slave traders.undefined

3)African merchants devoloped new trade routes to avoid rulers who refused to cooperate.undefined