Slavery in 19th Century America

From the late 18th Century to the end of the Civil war, millions of African Slaves were shipped from Western Africa to the deep south of America. This was the largest forced migration in human history as well as the greatest maritime tragedy.1
During the 17th and 18th century America had excellent farming land, but didn’t have enough workers to grow the necessary crops. African slaves were thought to be the cheapest and most reliable source of labour. The work of these slaves helped to make America rich.2
Trading was often referred to as Triangular Trade. Most slaving voyages were made up of three separate stages, the Outward Passage, the Middle Passage and the Inward Passage. The outward passage was used to trade guns, alcohol and iron. The inward Passage was the journey back to Europe with cargoes of sugar, rum and tobacco, these all being products bought with the proceeds of slave sales. The Middle passage is a term used to describe the......

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Title: Slavery
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