1. Documents and Diagrams related to the Atlantic Slave Trade 1450-1865

2. Percentages of slaves in the Americas

3. A Nov. 14 th 1775 proclamation issued by John Murray Earl of Dunmore (Royal Governor of Virginia) offers freedom to slaves that joined the Royal forces against the Thirteen Colonies. These former slaves become Black Loyalists.

4. British pass issued to black Loyalist

5. Interior of a Slave Ship Note the space allotted to slaves

6. Plan of a ship for transporting slaves

7. Living Africans Thrown Overboard. Sometimes shortages in supplies (food, water) and an outbreak of disease would result in people being thrown overboard. Cargo (human beings) was often insured so that no financial loss would be incurred by ship owners. Source : http://www.pbs.org/wgbh/aia/part1/1h280b.htmlhttp://www.pbs.org/wgbh/aia/part1/1h280b.html

8. Slaves Left to Die. Often people that were unhealthy or sick were left behind.

9. What was traded for human servitude?

11. The Triangular Trade 1650- 1750 What was shipped through the Triangular Trade?

13. Sources Ontario’s Underground Railroad http://www.africanhertour.org/story/map_a.html http://www.africanhertour.org/story/map_a.html (01/03/05) PBS http://www.pbs.org/wgbh/aia/part2/2h57b.html (01/03/05) US News Classroom Program http://www.usnewsclassroom.com/resources/activities/act030210_wksht_a.pdf http://www.usnewsclassroom.com/resources/activities/act030210_wksht_a.pdf (01/03/05) BBC http://news.bbc.co.uk/olmedia/1520000/images/_1523100_atlantic_slave_trade 2_300.gif (01/03/05)