Slave trade

Seven Phrases of the Slave trade

By kiara.s
  • Travel from European Country to Africa

    Travel from European Country to Africa
    Trading goods in exchange for provisions people. The europeans traveled to Africa.This is the first phrase to the slave trade.
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    Travel from european country to Africa

    The europeans traveled to Africa. They exchanged slaves for money and goods
  • Initial Capture

    Initial Capture
    There was a lot of African- on- African violence. which was prompted by European demand for forced labor coercion.
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    Initial Capture

    There was a lot of violence between the Africans.
  • Holding prisons (open, air dungeons, etc)

    Holding prisons (open, air dungeons, etc)
    Accumulation of captives, uses by holding Africans. Afo- European and/ or European supervisors.
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    Holding prisons

    The europeans had slave locked up in small places. They rarely had food and they was chained up to each other. It also was very crowded.
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    The slaves were loaded on ships each day to be sold to other people.
  • Atlantic Passage

    Atlantic Passage
    The Atlantic passage was all about survival and resistance. It is mainly about how the Africans entered the new world.
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    Atlantic Passage

    The Atlantic Passage is just another name for the MIddle Passage. The Middle passage is about how the slaves entered the new world.
  • Initial Landing and Enslavement

    Initial Landing and Enslavement
    Breaking, process and resistance ( exchanging country marks, including military tactics. This is very important because this is when they made theri landing in America.
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    Initial Landing and Enslavement

    The 6th phase is the most important phase out of all seven because this is when the slave set foot in America for the first time.
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    Groups of 2-8 per person was loaded on a ship each day. The ships traveled down the African coast to accumulate prisoners. The European also accumulated provisions and trade items.
  • Relocation to other West Atlantic sities

    Relocation to other West Atlantic sities
    Orientation to labor or redistribution to other colonies ( by European country and colony). the slaves were forced to farm and harvest food. Also they had to cook, clean and take care of other people families.
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    Relocation to other West Atlantic sities

    The slaves had to do hard labors. Such as cleaning, cooking, working on the plantation and taking care of families.