Atlantic Slave Trade/Global Contact

15.4

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According to the data in this table, most people who sailed to the Americas before 1580 came from:

Most people before 1640 sailed from:

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What happened to the servant population in York County, Virginia between 1657 - 1694? Why?

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According to the first image how are the slaves treated by their African captors?

It is said that Africa and the New World are bridged from the bones of the slave trade. How does the second illustration support that notion?

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What are your thoughts regarding the conditions aboard the slave ships?

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Why would captive Africans become disoriented and mentally unstable during the middle passage?

How are physical inflictions and terrorism used to control Africans?

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How did the African slave trade impact the development of Africa?

How did slavery impact the culture of Africa?