Slavery and Triangular Trade

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What was the Middle Passage?

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The Middle Passage was the stage of the triangular trade in which millions of Africans were forcibly transported across the Atlantic Ocean to the Americas as part of the transatlantic slave trade.

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What was the main purpose of the Middle Passage?

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Transporting enslaved Africans for forced labor

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Which continent did most enslaved Africans come from?

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Africa

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What were the conditions like for enslaved Africans during the Middle Passage?

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Enslaved Africans during the Middle Passage experienced extremely harsh and inhumane conditions.

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What was the main crop grown on plantations during the era of slavery?

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cotton

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What was the triangular trade?

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The triangular trade was a system of trade during the colonial era that involved the exchange of goods between Europe, Africa, and the Americas.