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Middle Passage
The sea route that brought enslaved Africans to the Americas
Part of what system?
The Triangle Trade Route (Europe, Africa, Americas)
When it began
The first group of enslaved Africans arrived in 1518
How long it lasted
About 300 years
How many people were taken
Around 12.5 million enslaved Africans
What they were forced to do
Work on plantations in the Americas
Plantation
A large farm that grew crops like tobacco, cotton, or sugar
Why it matters
The Middle Passage was a system of suffering and injustice that built global wealth
Triangle Trade
A trading system that moved goods and people between Europe, Africa, and the Americas