Atlantic Slave Trade…a.k.a. The Triangular Trade

Slavery Unit KUD

KNOW•Terms associated with the topic of slavery •Why Europeans were interested in capturing Africans for slavery•The conditions slaves endured on the Middle Passage UNDERSTAND•The process of the Triangular Slave Trade•Eight aspects related to slavery•Why African tribes captured members of other tribes DO•Create mini dramas pertaining to aspects of slavery life•Read primary sources of slave accounts

Underwater Sculpture

Our Questions About Slavery

• What are the 2 names for the slave trade system?• What was the part from Africa to America called?• How long was the average voyage from Africa to

America?• What percentage or fraction survived the journey?• Why did they throw some living slaves overboard?• Why would sharks follow ships?

Questions continued…

• What was the ship called where the most famous rebellion took place?

• What problems would they have if they succeeded in a rebellion?

• Why would more slaves die on a longer voyage?

• Why did they overfill the ship to start the voyage?

Slave Trade

Africa- Which side most likely to become a slave?

What is this??

Captured!

Click “Middle Passage” to advance to website devoted to slavery

Amistad Revolt

• Most famous slave revolt on ship• Amistad means “Friendship” in Spanish• 1839 revolt on Spanish ship• Joseph Cinque escaped and found weapons below deck

arming slaves• Killed most crew members• Problems-

– Didn’t know where they were– Didn’t know how to pilot ship

• Slaves were extremely crowded

• Slaves were fed very little food

• Slaves were chained to the ship

• Slaves often died on the journey and were left to be eaten by rats or thrown overboard

• The ship’s crew overfilled the ship because they knew many slaves would die on the journey

Inside a Slave Ship?

Problems on Slave Ships?

• Not Enough Food• Many Slaves Died • Slaves Had

Difficulty Breathing

• There Wasn’t Enough Room On The Ship

• Slaves Were Mistreated

Our Questions About Slavery

• What are the 2 names for the slave trade system?• What was the part from Africa to America called?• How long was the average voyage from Africa to

America?• What percentage or fraction survived the journey?• Why did they throw some living slaves overboard?• Why would sharks follow ships?

Questions continued…

• What was the ship called where the most famous rebellion took place?

• What problems would they have if they succeeded in a rebellion?

• Why would more slaves die on a longer voyage?

• Why did they overfill the ship to start the voyage?

“Experiencing the Middle Passage was a person’s worst nightmare. For slaves, this

nightmare became a reality.”