The British Colonies: The Middle Passage

The Middle Passage was the trading of slaves from the west coast of Africa across the Atlantic, were the slave were sold for goods. This passage was the longest and most dangerous part of the journey for the slave ship. The slaves were tightly packed and the cargo carried a foul smell and infectious disease. The ships would travel east to west at least five weeks to as long as three months. You can imagine the conditions which the Africans were faced with on that journey. Clearly displaying the great evil of the slave trade.
The British Colonies were just an add-on to the British civilizations. The Royal Navy helped them during the Age of Discovery establish good connect with trading. In the early 18th century, technology sparked. This provide the British with needs to explore for new products and goods to sell. They also had upper hand of gunpowder weapons and horses. The British grew wealthy because of the wealth of its colonies. The British also had a stable government with the exception of the Glorious Revolution. Although British …show more content…
What the rebellion did was scare the white down South, and lead to slave codes and reforms to make the revolt harder. This included problems to free your slaves through freedom. Few people in the South viewed the slave revolts as proof that slavery was unchristian. By 1783 many blacks participated, some were free and other were victims. The slaves with high expectations were ready to for a revolution that might offer them freedom. The Declaration of Independence stated liberty for all men but failed to end slavery. Which congress excluded black soldiers from the army. Even though the black participated in the Revolution whether it was voluntarily or had no choices fought for the Bristish. The enslaved supported the side who had the best chance to escape bondage. Virginias governor promised them freedom. The black joined Dunmore until he was defeated and forced to move out of Virginia