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Land of the free???

Slavery in America. Land of the free???. Africa. Slavery Begins Prisoners of war and captured villagers were sold as slaves early in Africa. Portugal , Spain, France, and the Dutch got involved in the slave trade during the Age of Exploration.

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Land of the free???

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  1. Slavery in America Land of the free???

  2. Africa Slavery Begins • Prisoners of war and captured villagers were sold as slaves early in Africa. • Portugal, Spain, France, and the Dutch got involved in the slave trade during the Age of Exploration. • North African Arabs buy Africans to sell to the Europeans on the WestCoast of Africa. • Captured Africans were gathered and marched to the coastal forts, sold, branded, and loaded onto slave ships.

  3. Slave Ships • The journey to America was called the MiddlePassage. It was a horrible trip that took months. • Known as “floatingprisons,”______ % of slaves died on this journey to the Americas. • Slaves were packed tightly below the decks, side-by-side, and stacked above each other. • Slaves were released once a day to get freshair, food, and to remove the dead bodies. • Many slaves committed suicide by jumping overboard into the open ocean.

  4. America Slave Auctions • Slaves were moved to pens where they were checked over & “fattened up.” • Slaves were sold like property and examined by potential buyers. • Families were split up, never to see each other again. • Many slaves were sold to cotton plantation owners in the deep South.

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