The Middle Passage - 06/13/25

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Middle Passage

The sea route that brought enslaved Africans to the Americas

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Part of what system?

The Triangle Trade Route (Europe, Africa, Americas)

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When it began

The first group of enslaved Africans arrived in 1518

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How long it lasted

About 300 years

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How many people were taken

Around 12.5 million enslaved Africans

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What they were forced to do

Work on plantations in the Americas

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Plantation

A large farm that grew crops like tobacco, cotton, or sugar

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Why it matters

The Middle Passage was a system of suffering and injustice that built global wealth

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Triangle Trade

A trading system that moved goods and people between Europe, Africa, and the Americas

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