Seven Phases of the Slave Trade

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  • Travel from European Country to Africa

    Travel from European Country to Africa
    Europeans were trading goods. They were trading in exchange for provisions. The provisions are from the people in Africa.
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    Europeans going to Africa

  • Initial Capture

    Initial Capture
    Their was African on African violence. It was prompted by European demand. It was to force labor on them.

  • Holding Prisons [Open air, Dungeons, etc]

    Holding Prisons [Open air, Dungeons, etc]
    The europeans has laned in Africa. They are now supplying the Africans and turning them into slaves. They were also supplying Afro-Europeans,
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    Europeans landed on Africa

    The Europeans landed on Africa. They started to Capture them and put them on the ship.

  • Loading

    Loading
    The Africans were now captured. They put 2-8 Africans on a ship per day. This was to accumulate prisoners , provisions, and trade items.

  • Atlanic Passage

    Atlanic Passage
    Route or passage across the Atlantic. Involving the transportation of slaves from African to places across the Atlantic. Also refer to as the Atlanic passage.

  • Initial landing and Enslavement

    Initial landing and Enslavement
    this is begining of the 6th phase. this was the longest and most important phase. this is when they made their landing in america and the "breaking" process was started.
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    InitialLanding and Enslavement

    "Breaking" process ; resistance (exchanging country marksincluding military tactics

  • Relocation to other West Atlantic sites

    Relocation to other West Atlantic sites
    At these sites slaves were forced to do agricultural and domestic labors. Agricultural labors included farming and harvesting. Domestic labors included cooking, cleaning, and taking care of the family.