Slave+Trade

//African Slave Trade// The African Slave Trade began in the mid- 15th century, it lasted more than 400 years. Many people were shipped from Africa across the world. A large amount of African Americans were shipped across the world against their will. They were seperated from their family, and sent to different locations. For example North America,and South America, and island of the Carribean (Hatt). Many of them fought for freedom. Many of the effects were lack of food, or starvation, death while sailing, or just being killed. Many were forced to eat when they tried to starve **themselves**. They were forced to be stuffed into a small room that could only hold about 300 people, but there were about 600 in the small area. There was a little amount of resources. They were provided with only 3 chamber pots to use the restroom in. When they were full they would just leave them there because there was no where to put the waste. The Altantic slave trade was about people being shipped across the world. The rooms were unsanitary. The slaves were chained to the walls and a floor and weren't able to move around since there was such little space. They tried to escape the chains using metal and tried to pick the lock, but nothing happened. In a legend it says someone picked the lock and set everyone free. They fought against the white men and tried to stear the boat. They told them to take them back or they were going to kill them, the white men took the to the wrong place but the slaves thought it was their homeland. From there they were sold, killed, and captured, and forced to work even though they were tricked. After the long journey across the ocean, they were to be sold to a white man or woman. They were forced to work on plantations and were not paid for it, they would do it or suffer the consequences. Some of the consequences were getting beat with leather whips, and or paddles. The whips were 16 inches long and it infilcted pain without leaving a mark or bruises (Hatt). As many wished for freedom none were granted their wish. Many tried to starve themselves, run away, and kill themselves. This only lead to harsher consequences. Slave supervisors were to make sure the slaves worked all day without stopping, if they did there were consequences. They were fed once a day, so some people trapped rabbits to eat because they were hungry. Slave Labor in America was obivously hard because they were forced to work immediately. Once they were sold, they were taken to fields and houses to work. They worked all day until they were given a five minute break for lunch and if they didn't work there were consequences. Hard work was the main thing they had to do by cropping, field work, making food and clothes, and or carrying wood from place to place. In the end many of the Slaves were set free, but still to this day people are being forced to be slaves and not live a happy life. Interesting Facts.....
 * Many of the effects were people trying to get free,but they died with diseases. **


 * Many of the people who were freed started a new life.
 * Over more than 1000 slaves were murdered during the Slave Trade.
 * To this day people are still being captured and forced to work as slaves.
 * Most of the families seperated never found each other because they were either dead or sent to different places.
 * The average amount for a slave was about $450 (Hatt).
 * Slaves who tried to escaped were usally whipped in front of their family.
 * Overseas most died because of lack of space and food.
 * The southern slaves were **field workers** he central slaves were housekeepers/servants. And the northern slaves were woodworkers and blacksmiths.
 * They were given food, but most caught food themselves and hid it for a little extra meat.
 * The little ones didn't know about freedom because they lived a slave life.
 * The little ones were often raised as the owners children and couldn't visit their own parents.
 * Not all slave owners were cruel to their workers.

Brantz Mayer. //Captain Canot: Twenty Years of an African Slaver//. 1854. Photograph. http://0.tqn.com/d/africanhistory/1/0/z/I/SlaveInspection.jpg, New York.

Hatt, Christine. //The African Slave Trade// North Mankato; Smart Apple Media, 1980

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-Unknown Aurthor.