1. The African Slave Trade and Columbian Exchange

3. Introduction
Fifty percent of all immigrants to the New World between 1500 and 1800 were Africans.
Most came from Guinea.
Europeans saw the African as uncivilized and primitive.

4. Origins of Slavery Slavery didn’t start in Africa.
Jews were enslaved in Egypt.
Ancient world took slaves after battles
Africans were enslaved by other Africans, usually as prisoners of war.

5. Accounts of the Slave Trade
A Doctor aboard a slave ship claimed that many slaves were kidnapped from rival tribes.
Then they were shipped to the coast to be sold to traders from Portugal.

6. The Process of Trade
Sailors trade goods for slaves along the Coast of Africa.
Slaves are sent up the coast, cleaned and coated in oil.
Prospective buyers will ask about any deformities or illnesses.

7. Triangle Trade Slaves were packed onto slave ships.
Approximate price of a slave in Africa = $25
Approximate price in America = $150
Huge Profits even if half die.
451 per voyage, commonly overloaded.

10. Columbian Exchange
This was the trade of goods between the new world and Europe in the Age of Exploration.
Some traded on purpose, such as food, animals, and technology.
Others by accident, such as disease and certain crops.