A - description on the trans-Atlantic slave trade

• The slave trade began in Europe at ports such as London, Bristol, Liverpool which were in England; Amsterdam in the Netherlands; Nantes and Bordeaux in France.
• From Europe, the ships sailed to west Africa.
• In west Africa, the ships docked at ports such as Axim, El Mina - Accra, Bonny.
• The slaves were loaded onto the ships and began a 6-12 week voyage across the Atlantic Ocean to the Caribbean, a journey known as the middle passage.
• This journey began in the Caribbean and ended at a European port.
• Bridgetown and Kingston were two Caribbean ports heavily involved in the slave trade.
• The items taken from the Caribbean to Europe include sugar, rum and molasses, with cotton being taken from America back to Europe.