The Atlantic Slave Trade

The Atlantic Slave Trade

1. The Triangular Trade

   • The Middle Passage
     • Food was in short supply
       • Yams
       • Horse beans
     • Exercise
       • 1 hour a day
         • Dancing
       • Compulsary
     • Water was limited
       • Weak or ill slaves did not get any as it was a waste
     • Cramped conditions
       • Loose packed
         • Room to move
       • Tight packed
         • No room to move
           • Diseases spread quickly
     • Lasted from 6 to 16 weeks
   • Slave Factories
     • Isolation
     • Many died from tropical diseases
       • Malaria
       • Yellow Fever
     • Dark, Damp and Crowded
     • Checked and examined by doctors
     • Branded with owners mark
     • Had to walk miles to the coast where they were situated
       • They were chained at their necks, ankles and wrists
   • Effect on British Ports
     • Increased Employment
       • Insurance Workers
       • Bankers
       • Ropemakers
       • Carpenters
       • Dock workers
     • Became more profitable
       • Increased population
       • Towns developed
       • Glasgow took over London with Tobacco
   • Effect on Africa
     • Cloth replaced native industry
     • Millions of slaves were taken from Africa
     • Europeans sold Alcohol and guns for slaves
       • Crime Increased
     • African Kings became rich through selling slaves
     • Tribes went to war
   • Organisation and Nature
     • Slaves had no rights
     • 1. West africa > Caribbean
     • 2. Caribbean > Britain
     • 3. Britain > West Africa

2. Britain and the Caribbean

   • Effect on the Caribbean
     • Sugar Plantations
     • Native Industry died out
     • New diseases brought over
       • Wiped Natives out
   • Effect on Britain
     • Jobs were created
     • Business men became richer
     • Banks developed
     • Port towns and cities developed
       • Population increased
     • Insurance companies expanded

3. Abolitionist Campaign

   • Role of Abolitionists
   • Defenders of the trade
   • Support outside Parliament
   • Changing attitudes

4. Captive and Slave Experience

   • Fear of revolt
   • Resistance
   • Jobs
   • Living Conditions
   • Discipline