The trans-atlantic slave trade

• The Caribbean, West Africa, and Europe were the main locations in the Trans-Atlantic Slave Trade.
• The first leg of the Trans-Atlantic Slave Trade was from Europe to West Africa, where ships were loaded with European manufactures such as glass beads, metal wares, iron bars, knives, guns, textiles (cloth) and gunpowder.
• The second leg of the Trans-Atlantic Slave Trade was from West Africa to the Americas, where captured Africans, gold, ivory and redwood were loaded onto ships.
• Special ships called 'slavers' were built for the transport of Africans during the Trans-Atlantic Slave Trade.
• The Middle Passage, the six to twelve week voyage from West Africa to the Americas, was the second leg of the Trans-Atlantic Slave Trade.
• Both Europeans and Africans died on the Middle Passage due to causes such as starvation, suicide, rebellion/slave mutinies, diseases, punishment, poor hygiene, medical neglect, and overcrowding.
• Olaudah Equiano, who survived the Middle Passage, wrote about his experiences in an autobiography, providing the best account of the captured Africans' experiences on the voyage from West Africa to the Americas.
• The Trans-Atlantic Slave Trade lasted for over 300 years and ended officially in 1807 when the British slave trade was abolished.
• William Wilberforce and Thomas Clarkson were primarily responsible for the abolition of the British slave trade.
• The first leg of the Trans-Atlantic Slave Trade was from Europe to West Africa, where ships were loaded with European manufactures such as glass beads, metal wares, iron bars, knives, guns, textiles (cloth) and gunpowder.
• The second leg of the Trans-Atlantic Slave Trade was from West Africa to the Americas, where the European manufactures were unloaded and Africans, gold, ivory and redwood were loaded.
• Special ships called 'slavers' were built for the transport of Africans on the Trans-Atlantic Slave Trade.
• The Middle Passage, the six to twelve week voyage from West Africa to the Americas, was the second leg of the Trans-Atlantic Slave Trade.
• Both Europeans and Africans died on the Middle Passage due to causes such as starvation, suicide, rebellion/slave mutinies, diseases, punishment, poor hygiene, medical neglect, and overcrowding.
• Olaudah Equiano, who survived the Middle Passage, wrote about his experiences in an autobiography, providing the best account of the captured Africans' experiences on the voyage from West Africa to the Americas.
• The Trans-Atlantic Slave Trade continued for another time after the British slave trade was officially abolished in 1807.