Slave Trade

What is the Middle Passage?

• The voyage of enslaved Africans across the Atlantic Ocean from West Africa to America

• The journey of European traders to African markets

• The route taken by freed slaves to The Bahamas

• The path of raw materials from America to Europe

During which centuries did the Atlantic slave trade occur?

• 16th to 19th centuries

• 15th to 18th centuries

• 17th to 20th centuries

• 14th to 17th centuries

What was the primary purpose of the Atlantic slave trade?

• To procure, transport, and sell black Africans as slaves

• To exchange raw materials between America and Europe

• To establish new ethnic groups in The Bahamas

• To transport manufactured goods from Europe to Africa

How did some slaves arrive in The Bahamas?

• They came with the Loyalists from America

• They were transported directly from Europe

• They were part of the raw materials trade

• They were freed slaves from Africa

What impact did slaves have on The Bahamas?

• They brought new ethnic groups and traditions

• They established new trade routes

• They introduced European manufactured goods

• They created new markets for raw materials

Writing Assignment:
This is a photo of the slaves being carried across the middle

passage. Write a short story describing what these slaves must have

been feeling as they were being taken from their home and

forced into slavery.