Triangular Trade
What is the Triangular Trade Route?
A trade system connecting Europe, Africa, and the Americas
What is the term for the first step of taking people to be slaves?
Enslavement
What was the Middle Passage?
The sea journey from West Africa to the Americas on slave ships
What is the selling of slaves called?
Auctioning
To analyse the value and limiations of a source
What goods did Europe send to Africa?
Manufactured goods like guns, cloth, and tools
Name some ways people were captured for slavery.
Raids, wars, and trade
How long did the Middle Passage usually last?
weeks sometimes months
How were slaves prepared for sale?
Cleaned, dressed, wounds covered up
What does the 'O' stand for and what information is included in this part of the section?
Origin
The type of source, year it was created, publisher, primary or secondary source
What was sent from Africa to the Americas?
Enslaved people (Middle Passage)
Who helped capture people for slavery?
African traders, local leaders, and sometimes Europeans
What conditions did enslaved people face on the ships?
Overcrowding, disease, malnutrition, and abuse
What affected how much a slave cost?
Age, health, skills, and market demand
What part of the OPCVL does this belong in?
"The source shows an image of an enslaved mother who is holding her child while there are buyers who are bidding to purchase her."
Content
What products did the Americas send back to Europe?
Sugar, tobacco, cotton, and other raw materials
What role did African chiefs play in capturing slaves?
They negotiated with European traders and sometimes joined raids
What were some forms of resistance on the ship?
fighting with crew, jumping off the ship
Why would bidders avoid slaves who could read or write?
There was a higher chance of resistence from them
What part of the OPCVL does this belong in?
"This source does not show the conditions of the ships as it is only a replica and only shows how the slaves were stacked in the bottom deck"
Limitation
How did the Triangular Trade Route affect economies?
It made European countries richer and created economic dependence on slavery
How did European demand affect capturing slaves?
It caused more raids and conflicts between African communities
What challenges did the crew face during the Middle Passage?
Managing enslaved people, disease, and rough seas
What would happen if a slave did not appear to be 'healthy enough'?
What part of the OPCVL does this belong in?
"The information in this source can be corroborated with Olaudah Equiano's statement in his book, where he says "White men offered me eatables; and on my refusing to eat, one of them held me fast by the hands, and laid me across I think the windlass, and tied my feet, while the other flogged me severely", proving that the slaves were treated in an inhumane way during the Middle Passage"