SETTLING NORTH AMERICA 1497 1732
COLONIES OF FRANCE ENGLAND
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North Africa to West Africa
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the West Indies to Africa
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Europe to North America
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West Africa to the Americas
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Detailed explanation-1: -Boston’s “Cradle of Liberty, ” Faneuil Hall, stands only steps away from sites where merchants sold enslaved Africans whom they had trafficked across the Middle Passage from West Africa to North America.
Detailed explanation-2: -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-3: -The shipment of enslaved people across the Atlantic Ocean from Africa to the Americas was the largest forced migration in human history. Between 1500 and 1875 approximately 12.5 million African men, women and children were transported across the ocean to be worked as slaves.
Detailed explanation-4: -The triangle, involving three continents, was complete. European capital, African labour and American land and resources combined to supply a European market.