1. The Transatlantic Slave Trade

2. Why did the Europeans want African slaves?

9. When did the transatlantic slave trade occur
When did the transatlantic slave trade occur? How many Africans were transported out of Africa?

10. Slave exports from Africa on the Trans-Atlantic Route
Period Number of slaves % , ,
,348,
,090,
,466,
Total ,232,

13. Where did the enslaved Africans come from
Where did the enslaved Africans come from? Where were the enslaved Africans taken?

16. Trans-Atlantic Exports by Region 1650-1900
Region Number of Slaves %
Senegambia 479,
Upper Guinea 411,
Windward Coast 183,
Gold Coast ,035,
Bight of Benin ,016,
Bight of Biafra ,463,
West Central ,179,
South East 470,
Total ,240,

17. Trans-Atlantic Imports by Region 1450-1900
Region Number of Slaves %
Brazil ,000,
Spanish Empire ,500,
British West Indies ,000,
French West Indies ,600,
British North Amer ,
& United States
Dutch West Indies ,
Danish West Indies ,
Europe (and Islands) ,
Total ,328,

18. Prior to the arrival of the Europeans, what was slavery like in Africa?

19. How did Europeans acquire African slaves?

27. Some people assert, “Africans sold their own people into slavery
Some people assert, “Africans sold their own people into slavery.” Is this a fair statement?

28. What was the Middle Passage? What were conditions like?

35. What was the Triangular Trade Route?

38. What was the abolitionist movement? Who led it?

45. When was slavery abolished in Great Britain, the United States and Brazil?

51. What effects did the transatlantic slave trade have on Africa?

52. What African countries did freed slaves found?

55. What did you learn that surprised you the most?