slaves
Afrcan slaves.
Slaves were loaded in Africa and then transported to America on what was the middle passage of the triangular trade.
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The middle passage, part of the Triangular Trade, carried slaves from Africa to America.
The middle passage was a slave transport rout from Africa to the New World... Half of all the the salve ships cargo would die in transport...
African slaves that were being shipped to north America
Slave traders viewed slaves as property to be bought and sold for profit. Treating them as cargo was a way to maximize their own financial gain. The inhuman conditions on the Middle Passage were often justified by the mindset that slaves were expendable and replaceable.
"The Middle Passage" is the name of the voyage which brought slaves into the new world. Henrietta Marie was the first and only slave cargo ship that was wrecked.
The conditions were grossly inhuman. The middle passage, from Africa to the Americas, was marked by starvation, disease, and cruelty. The slaves were tightly packed below decks and had little fresh air, and received only enough food and water to keep them alive. They were manacled or tied together in hot and dank cargo holds, with little or no toilet facilities.
The term "Middle Passage" refers to that middle leg of the transatlantic trade triangle in which millions of Africans were imprisoned, enslaved, and removed from their homes. The Africans were then transported to the New Word. It is believed that up to two million Africans died directly attributable to the Middle Passage voyage. Triangle Trade (Explained) Ships loaded with commerical cargo departed Europe for Africa. While in Africa the Europeans traded their goods for kidnapped Africans. The Africans were then transported across the Atlantic and sold or traded for raw materials. The raw materials would be transported back to Europe.
The middle passage is how slaves got to America - in a stink infested and filthy cargo hold on a slave ship. Many slaves died enroute, making the slaves that made it sell at a higher price because of supply and demand. Many slaves were so weak they could not work and more than likely met an untimely death at the hands of a slaver.