LIFE IN ANTEBELLUM AMERICA 1807 1861
SLAVERY IN AMERICA COTTON SLAVE TRADE AND THE SOUTHERN RESPONSE
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Oregon Trail
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Trail of Tears
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The Columbian Exchange
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Transatlantic Slave Trade
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Detailed explanation-1: -Middle Passage, the forced voyage of enslaved Africans across the Atlantic Ocean to the New World.
Detailed explanation-2: -The trade triangle The voyage across the Atlantic, known as the Middle Passage, generally took 6 to 8 weeks. Once in the Americas those Africans who had survived the journey were offloaded for sale and put to work as enslaved labour.
Detailed explanation-3: -The “middle passage, ” which brought the slaves from West Africa to the West Indies, might take three weeks. Unfavorable weather conditions could make the trip much longer. The Transatlantic (Triangular) Trade involved many continents, a lot of money, some cargo and sugar, and millions of African slaves.
Detailed explanation-4: -The Middle Passage was the stage of the Atlantic slave trade in which millions of enslaved Africans were transported to the Americas as part of the triangular slave trade.
Detailed explanation-5: -Of these, nearly 18 percent died during the transatlantic voyage from Africa to the New World. Known as the “middle passage, ” this sea voyage could range from one to six months, depending on the weather.