PPT-Commerce in People: The Atlantic Slave Trade

AP World History Notes Chapter 15 The Atlantic Slave Trade Lasted from about 1500 to 1866 About 125 million Africans taken from their societies About 107 million made it to the Americas About 18 million 144 died during the transatlantic crossing. 1500-1850. The Atlantic slave trade involved the largest intercontinental migration of people in world history prior to the 20th century. Ask yourself:. What is slavery? Why did/does it happen? . When it all started… . 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?. (Continued). 03/10/13. Islamic Slave Trade? A misnomer?. If transatlantic trade has not been called “Christian slave trade”, then it would be more appropriate to use . Arab/. P. ersian slave trade . L/O – . To discover who benefited from the slave trade and to identify the arguments used to defend it. Starter. – . Which groups of people profited from the Slave Trade? Think about what was brought and sold. In the Beginning. Portugal’s Prince Henry was looking for a sea route around Africa to India. West African Kingdoms had an abundance or gold and other resources. Small trading stations on Africa’s western coast. LO – TSWBAT explain the reasons for the development of the transatlantic slave trade and the spread of slavery in North America. . DOL - Given a population graph for the Chesapeake, TLW write a paragraph explaining two reasons for the development of the transatlantic slave trade and one reason for the growth of slavery in the late 17. The Beginning. Factories:. Established trading forts allowing trade from the interior. Much is established with the consent of the African people.. El Mina. Missionary efforts. Europeans saw the Africans as pagan savages (just like the saw everyone else). Unit 5: The Economy of Resources. What do you think? . What is . Slavery?. Slavery is when a person owns or has complete control of another person or people.. The . African Slave . Trade was . a. mass involuntary migration . Conceptual Frameworks. Historical Background. The Slave Trade’s Diversity. A Case Study of the Slave Trade. Africa in the Era of the Transatlantic Slave Trade. Conceptual Frameworks. Historical Background. Source: Mastering the TEKs in World History. Jarrett, Zimmer, Killoran. . 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. . Slave Trade. The idea of making someone less wealthy or less fortunate a bound servant is not new, but the degree to which the institution of slavery chained Africans was incomparable in world history. 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. . Lesson 5. History of African Slavery. Slavery has existed since antiquity. It became common in Africa after the Bantu migrations spread agriculture to all parts of the continent. History of African Slavery. Dr Jane Webster. TODAY’S OBJECTIVES. To understand what underwater archaeology is. To look at artefacts recovered from the . Henrietta Marie . To understand how slave shipwrecks can help with our study of the transatlantic slave trade.