1. Slavery and the Middle Passage
The Middle Passage referred to the second leg of the triangular trade, in which Africans were sent to the Americas to work as slaves. ... The sailors on the trade routes treated the slaves like trash, feeding them just enough in order for them to survive. 11-414 million Africans were shipped between the years of 1524 and the 1800's. The European society had many different views on slave trade. ... Slave traders themselves traded slaves like property. ... The slaves were traded for sugar, tobacco, and cotton, which were then taken to Europe for sale if they weren't sold for money. ...
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