the atlantic slave trade

the middle passage was a sea way that transported slaves.

it was considered the middle leg of the transatlantic trade triangle.

scholars estimate that roughly 20% of the slaves that were brought across the middle passage perished during the brutal trip or commited suicide.

the triangular trade transported africans to america it was a transatlantic trading network

over one trade route europeans transported manufactured goods to the west coast of africa.

there traders exchanged goods for captured africans

captured africans were auctioned off to the highest bidder.

after being auctioned off slaves were forced to work in mines or fields.

many lived on little food in small dry huts they worked long days and suffered beatings

their were consequences in slavery in both africa and america.

africans lost generations of their fittest and able bodied members.

in america some slaves were not willing to work and tried breaking equiptment and running away