The Middle Passage

Why were Africans captured and forced to work in the Americas?

• to share riches and wealth with them
• to provide more workers for the plantations
• to give them diseases
• to spread Christianity

What is the Middle Passage?

• Water Route Through North America

• European slave trade with India

• the journey enslaved Africans took across the Atlantic Ocean to the Americas

What happen to the slaves when they got to the markets in the Americas?

• They were traded or sold

• They were beaten

• Packed on ships

Which of the following is NOT true about the Middle Passage.

• It was from Africa to the Americas

• The Journey took 2-4 months

• Disgusting, dehumanizing conditions

• The individuals were given plenty of room and food.

What happened to the slaves during the journey?

• Many made friends and enjoyed the " vacation".

• Many died along the way from starvation and illness

• Many managed to escape by jumping overboard and swimming to the nearest coast.

a large farm or estate used for cultivating commercial crops such as rubber, tea, cotton, or coffee

• hold

• dehumanizing

• plantation

• European slaver

people from Europe who captured Africans for the slave trade

• hold

• dehumanizing

• plantation

• European slaver

to deny someone of positive human qualities

• hold

• dehumanizing

• plantation

• European slaver

compartment/area where cargo/materials are stored

• hold

• dehumanizing

• plantation

• European slaver

ACCORDING TO THE TEXT, "The Middle Passage was a harsh experience that many did not survive." GIVE ONE PIECE OF EVIDENCE THAT SUPPORTS THIS CLAIM.