PPT-The Middle Passage Living Conditions of the enslaved aboard Trans-Atlantic Slave Ships

Slave Ship Conditions Today we will learn about the conditions which slaves faced in the journey from Africa to the New World We will get an understanding of the horrors of the MiddlePassage from the perspective of those who suffered its worst extremes . Living Conditions of the enslaved aboard Trans-Atlantic Slave Ships. Slave Ship Conditions. Today we will learn about the conditions which slaves faced in the journey from Africa to the New World. . We will get an understanding of the horrors of the Middle-Passage from the perspective of those who suffered its worst extremes. . This is awful that human beings could allow profit to cause them to act in ways that violate another group’s human rights. I can only imagine how scared, horrified, and lost the Africans must have felt. Their hearts must have been broken!. The Trans-Atlantic. Slave Trade. Trans-Atlantic Slave Destinations. The Slave Trade. Existed in Africa before the coming of the Europeans.. Portuguese replaced European slaves with Africans.. Sugar cane & sugar plantations.. Credit given to: Holt, Rinehart, and Winston . Publishing for portions of this presentation. Below decks on an illegal slave ship seized by a British antislavery patrol in 1846.. Reading Focus. Where did the Atlantic slave trade originate?. The . experiences . of . slaves/sailors. . on board . the slave ships.. 100ft . in length . 20ft at its widest part . carried 609 slaves. Slave Ship. Cruise Ship. 893ft . long. 125ft . wide. c. an . Slave Trade. In your notebook create a chart and complete only the side that says: “What I know about Slavery in America”. What I know about slavery. What I have learned about slavery. Slavery . predates written records and has existed in many . Credit given to: Holt, Rinehart, and Winston . Publishing for portions of this presentation. Reading Focus. Where did the Atlantic slave trade originate?. How did slavery evolve in the American colonies?. Barbara Anderson. African Studies Center, UNC-Chapel Hill. November 2013. b_anderson@unc.edu. . . http://africa.unc.edu/. . How did the trans-Atlantic slave trade begin?. Why did Europeans choose Africans?. Credit given to: Holt, Rinehart, and Winston . Publishing for portions of this presentation. Reading Focus. Where did the Atlantic slave trade originate?. How did slavery evolve in the American colonies?. Big Ideas of the Lesson . Using. multiple sources. can help us better understand the terrible conditions of the Middle Passage and slavery. Enslaved Africans. were forced into ships and across the Middle Passage to the Americas. . Credit given to: Holt, Rinehart, and Winston . Publishing for portions of this presentation. Reading Focus. Where did the Atlantic slave trade originate?. How did slavery evolve in the American colonies?. Forced Migration of Millions . 1575 - 1888. The Demand: Labor in the New World. Conquistadors, work, and disease. Up to 85% of the total native American population is killed. #1 Cause: disease. following disease, execution & overwork caused massive numbers of deaths. Source: . Mastering the TEKs in World History. . Jarrett, Zimmer, . Killoran. , 2012. They couldn’t just find directions on Google Maps…. The goods introduced to Europe during the Crusades and the writings of Marco Polo had increased European interest in trade with Asia. . Give . two examples . of the treatment of slaves in slave factories on the African coast.. (try to explain . why. this was done too.). We are learning to…. Describe . the conditions of the Middle Passage.