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Documents and Diagrams related to the Atlantic Slave Trade

1450-1865

Percentages of slaves in the Americas

A Nov. 14th 1775 proclamation issued by John Murray Earl of Dunmore

(Royal Governor of Virginia) offers freedom to slaves

that joined the Royal forces against the Thirteen Colonies.

These former slaves become Black Loyalists.

British pass issued

to black Loyalist

Interior of a Slave Ship

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Plan of a ship for transporting slaves

Living Africans Thrown Overboard . Sometimes shortages in supplies (food, water)

and an outbreak of disease would result in people being thrown overboard. Cargo (human beings)

was often insured so that no financial loss would be incurred by ship owners.

Source : http://www.pbs.org/wgbh/aia/part1/1h280b.html

Slaves Left to Die. Often people that were

unhealthy or sick were left behind.

What was traded for human servitude?

The Triangular Trade 1650- 1750

What was shipped through the Triangular Trade?

SourcesOntario’s Underground Railroad http://www.africanhertour.org/story/map_a.html (01/03/05)

PBS http://www.pbs.org/wgbh/aia/part2/2h57b.html (01/03/05)

US News Classroom Program

http://www.usnewsclassroom.com/resources/activities/act030210_wksht_a.pdf (01/03/05)

BBC http://news.bbc.co.uk/olmedia/1520000/images/_1523100_atlantic_slave_trade2_300.gif (01/03/05)