PPT-Resistance to the Slave Trade

Resistance There were many people that fought against the capture and transportation of slaves from West Africa They fought in Africa different leaders and groups resisting capture There were communities of escaped slaves like the . 1500-1850. The Atlantic slave trade involved the largest intercontinental migration of people in world history prior to the 20th century. Ask yourself:. What is slavery? Why did/does it happen? . When it all started… . Credit given to: Holt, Rinehart, and Winston . Publishing for portions of this presentation. Reading Focus. Where did the Atlantic slave trade originate?. How did slavery evolve in the American colonies?. L/O – . To discover who benefited from the slave trade and to identify the arguments used to defend it. Starter. – . Which groups of people profited from the Slave Trade? Think about what was brought and sold. Credit given to: Holt, Rinehart, and Winston . Publishing for portions of this presentation. Reading Focus. Where did the Atlantic slave trade originate?. How did slavery evolve in the American colonies?. The Beginning. Factories:. Established trading forts allowing trade from the interior. Much is established with the consent of the African people.. El Mina. Missionary efforts. Europeans saw the Africans as pagan savages (just like the saw everyone else). Unit 5: The Economy of Resources. What do you think? . What is . Slavery?. Slavery is when a person owns or has complete control of another person or people.. The . African Slave . Trade was . a. mass involuntary migration . Conceptual Frameworks. Historical Background. The Slave Trade’s Diversity. A Case Study of the Slave Trade. Africa in the Era of the Transatlantic Slave Trade. Conceptual Frameworks. Historical Background. AP World History Notes: Chapter 15. The Atlantic Slave Trade. Lasted from about 1500 to 1866. About 12.5 million Africans taken from their societies. About 10.7 million made it to the Americas. About 1.8 million (14.4%) died during the transatlantic crossing. Slave Trade. The idea of making someone less wealthy or less fortunate a bound servant is not new, but the degree to which the institution of slavery chained Africans was incomparable in world history. Lasted from about 1500 to 1866. About 12.5 million Africans taken from their societies. About 10.7 million made it to the Americas. About 1.8 million (14.4%) died during the transatlantic crossing. Millions more died in the process of capture and transport to the African coast . Many kingdoms. Diff. cultures. 100 mil.. SLAVERY?. Sources? . Status? . trade. ???. Demand . Race . Slave trade. 1450-1850: 12 . mil.. Brazil. : . 42%. MAP 4.3 . Triangular Trade Across the Atlantic . Learning objective . – to . understand how the slave trade worked and its key components.. I can . describe. the key . features of th. e slave trade. .. Level 4. I can . e. xplain . the key . features of the slave trade and how they worked.. Lesson 5. History of African Slavery. Slavery has existed since antiquity. It became common in Africa after the Bantu migrations spread agriculture to all parts of the continent. History of African Slavery. Dr Jane Webster. TODAY’S OBJECTIVES. To understand what underwater archaeology is. To look at artefacts recovered from the . Henrietta Marie . To understand how slave shipwrecks can help with our study of the transatlantic slave trade.