Slave Trade Summary

Slave Ship Conditions

• Packed conditions, little movement.
• 1 in 6 Africans died during the trip.
• Many more died after being sold into slavery.

Scale of the Slave Trade

• Late 1700s: ~70,000 Africans enslaved annually.
• Total: ~12 million slaves sold before the trade ended around 1870.

Effects on Africa

• Families were broken apart.
• Tens of thousands died.
• Villages were almost destroyed.
• Lack of young people for care and families.

Effects on Europeans

• Many Europeans developed a belief that they were better than Africans.
• Rise of racism: Belief that some races are better than others, leading to problems worldwide.