History Unit 1 section 3

1)Voyage that brought slavevs over to West Indies

2)Later Brought slaves to North/South America

3)Middle leg of Transatlantic voyage

1)Slaves were packed into dark holds of large ships

2) Africans endured whippings and beatings from merchants.

3)African Slaves also encountered diseases transferred by European merchants

4)Some slaves commited suicide by drowning.

1)Middle passage was part of this

2)Europe Transported manafactured goods to West Coast of Africa

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

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

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

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

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

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