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The Slave Trade
US History
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The Atlantic Slave TradeWhen?
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The Atlantic Slave TradeWhen?
•1450 - Spanish & Portuguese start slaving in Africa
•1865 - still smuggling slaves until the end of the civil war (technically illegal in 1808)
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The Atlantic Slave TradeWhy? (3 reasons combined)
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The Atlantic Slave TradeWhy? (3 reasons combined)
•Labor shortage (not enough workers)
•Ethnocentrism –(feelings of superiority)
•Greed
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The Atlantic Slave TradeWhere from?
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The Atlantic Slave Trade
65%
Where from?
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The Atlantic Slave Trade
65%
30%
Where from?
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The Atlantic Slave Trade
65%
30%5%
Where from?
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The Atlantic Slave TradeWhere to?
65%
30%5%
Where from?
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The Atlantic Slave TradeWhere to?
60% 65%
30%5%
Where from?
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The Atlantic Slave TradeWhere to?
60%
35%
65%
30%5%
Where from?
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The Atlantic Slave TradeWhere to?
5%
60%
35%
65%
30%5%
Where from?
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Number of people enslaved•30 million taken from their homes
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Number of people enslaved•30 million taken from their homes
•10 million die during capture phase
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Number of people enslaved•30 million taken from their homes
•10 million die during capture phase•10 million die during middle passage
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Number of people enslaved•30 million taken from their homes
•10 million die during capture phase•10 million die during middle passage•10 million survive to make it over the ocean
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Growth of SlaveryWhy Africans?
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Growth of SlaveryWhy Africans?
•Americas are desperate for labor•Harder for Africans to run away than Native Americans•African strengths - agricultural practices, resistance to diseases
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Phases of the Slave TradeCapture:
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Phases of the Slave TradeCapture:
•Most captured 50-100 miles inland
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Phases of the Slave TradeCapture:
•Tribes often did not have a choice in helping capture neighbors “divide and conquer”
•Most captured 50-100 miles inland
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Phases of the Slave TradeWest African expectations about slavery:
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Phases of the Slave TradeWest African expectations about slavery:
•Slaves were not slaves for life
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Phases of the Slave TradeWest African expectations about slavery:
•A slave’s child would not be a slave
•Slaves were not slaves for life
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Phases of the Slave TradeCapture:
Christiansborg Castle, Gold Coast, ca. 1750
Cape Coast Castle, Gold Coast, 1727
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Phases of the Slave Trade2. The Middle Passage
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Phases of the Slave Trade2. The Middle Passage
•Journey over the Atlantic Ocean
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Phases of the Slave Trade2. The Middle Passage
•Journey over the Atlantic Ocean
•400-500 people in a boat with little air & much disease•Duration: 1-6 months
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Phases of the Slave Trade2. The Middle Passage - Tight Pack
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Phases of the Slave Trade2. The Middle Passage - Tight Pack •Higher mortality, higher profits
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Phases of the Slave Trade2. The Middle Passage - Tight Pack •Higher mortality, higher profits
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Phases of the Slave Trade2. The Middle Passage - Loose pack
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Phases of the Slave Trade2. The Middle Passage - Loose pack
•Lower mortality, lower profits
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Phases of the Slave Trade2. The Middle Passage - Loose pack
•Lower mortality, lower profits
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Phases of the Slave Trade3. “Seasoning” -
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Phases of the Slave Trade3. “Seasoning” - •Brutal work camps, 4-5 months in
Caribbean
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Phases of the Slave Trade3. “Seasoning” - •Brutal work camps, 4-5 months in
Caribbean•Meant to train people to be slaves
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Thinking Question:(Don’t write down – just think!)
Given how many people died during the “Capture phase” or on the “Middle passage,” what do you think went on in the minds of the slave catchers and slave traders?
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Triangle TradeNorth
America
The Carribean Africa
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Triangle TradeNorth
America
The Carribean Africa
Molasses
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Triangle TradeNorth
America
The Carribean Africa
Molasses Rum, weapons
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Triangle TradeNorth
America
The Carribean Africa
Molasses Rum, weapons
Slaves
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Growth of SlaveryHow did African slaves fight back?
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Growth of SlaveryHow did African slaves fight back?
•Open revolt (rare)•Work slowdowns•Breaking Tools•Poisoning food
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Thinking Question:(Don’t write down – just think!)
While many slaves resisted, not all of them did. What did they have to lose?
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Growth of SlaveryHow much did it grow?
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Growth of SlaveryHow much did it grow?
•1800 - 1 million in slavery•1860 - 4 million (1/3 of Southern population)
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Growth of SlaveryWhy?
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Growth of SlaveryWhy?Cotton Gin
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Growth of SlaveryWhy?
•Invented 1793 - made slavery VERY productive
Cotton Gin
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Growth of SlaveryWhy?
•Invented 1793 - made slavery VERY productive•100x faster than by hand
Cotton Gin
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Growth of SlaveryWhy?
•Invented 1793 - made slavery VERY productive•100x faster than by hand•More efficient = more $ (so need more slaves)
Cotton Gin
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