SETTLING NORTH AMERICA 1497 1732
RISE OF THE SLAVE TRADE BLACK HISTORY IN COLONIAL AMERICA
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Pacific Ocean
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Atlantic Ocean
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Indian Ocean
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Arctic Ocean
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Detailed explanation-1: -"Transatlantic” refers to the crossing of the Atlantic Ocean. “Trans” is a Latin word meaning across or through, and “Atlantic” is the vast ocean that spans between the Americas and Africa (stretching to Europe and England).
Detailed explanation-2: -The Transatlantic Trade Route (TTR) was a triangular trading route that joined the Americas, Africa and Europe together. This route was used by European merchants and sea-captains from the 1500s to the early 1800s. The route carried cargo from one location to another.
Detailed explanation-3: -In 1492 the Italian Christopher Columbus crossed the Atlantic in a Spanish-backed attempt to find a new trading route to Asia.
Detailed explanation-4: -As Charles Lindbergh piloted the Spirit of St. Louis down the dirt runway of Roosevelt Field in New York on May 20, 1927, many doubted he would successfully cross the Atlantic Ocean. Yet Lindbergh landed safely in Paris less than 34 hours later, becoming the first pilot to solo a nonstop trans-Atlantic flight.