Middle Passage

occurred during the Middle Passage or “middle-leg” were some of the most inhumane happenings in all of history. On a search for “the rest of the world,” Christopher Columbus unintentionally opened a route for Europeans to reach what would soon become African slaves. Between 1450 and 1809, Africans were transported by Atlantic Slave Traders from factories to the Americas for labor. These Slave Traders transported Africans by ships which were called “Slave Ships” with only an economic view in mind. These African passengers were treated as nothing less than cargo as their human bodies were stripped past their dignity. African slaves who endured the Middle Passage were victims of disease, abuse, and even death. If an enslaved African…

The Middle Passage was one of the toughest experiences during the transportation of slaves. The conditions were absolutely terrible and the way they were treated was even worse.The Middle Passage was the forced journey of slaves across the Atlantic to the New World. It was also a part of the Triangular Trade where people traded goods such as guns, knives, ammo, cloth, tools, etc. The slaves were stored under the deck and chained to low-lying platforms. The average individual space was 6 feet…

The Atlantic Slave Trade was a complex system that delivered numerous horrifying experiences to millions of West Africans over a span of four hundred years. Although this trade was essentially a routine, for every similar component of the trade each group of Africans had their own unique experience. An example of a typical component with varying experiences is the middle passage and conditions upon slave ships during this journey. The middle passage is the voyage from West Africa to the new…

The Atlantic Slave Trade, a four hundred year time span where Africans were kidnapped from their homelands and sold into a world of hard labor. A major part of this Slave Trade was the Middle Passage, the journey from Africa to the New World. Many of the stories that we hear about the Atlantic Slave trade are about the Middle Passage. The experiences were dreadful but the way the slaves were treated varied depending on the ships that carried them. There were two types of slave ship captains:…

could carry anywhere from 250 to 600 slaves (Slavery-The middle Passage). Males and females were separately placed. Men were chained together, while women were given a bit more freedom, as they were thought to be less of a threat (Slavery-The middle Passage). Slaves were almost always packed like cargo under the deck and they often had to endure the passage across the Atlantic in and around other slaves’ feces, urine, vomit, and blood (The African Slave Trade). They were put in places that they…

HIS 215 - Exam #1 Essay Life is challenging. Every day, many humans face tough situations and attempt to do what they can to ameliorate their situations. Yet, no challenge in today’s world can come close to the pain of the Middle Passage. Faced with the worst conditions possible in a several week voyage across an ocean, millions of Africans had to endure stenches, floggings, bad weather, malnutrition, in slave ships voyaging across the Atlantic Ocean. The Atlantic Slave Trade, known…

The Middle Passage was the voyage from Africa to the New World. In this voyage, there were many experiences that the African slaves had that were horrific. In the four stories, there is a lot of information about what these slaves went through on their journey in these ships. As terrible as these stories describe the treatment of the slaves, the information that is provided can not even explain how bad the people were treated. From not enough room to even stand, to being fed almost nothing,…

African king and merchants also gained profit by selling slaves to foreign regions incorporated in the Atlantic Circuit, therefore benefitting them economically. Furthermore, Europe was imperative in manufacturing plantation products for the Americas and sugar production between 1650 to 1800. Slaves from Africa were also fundamental in term of labor, as they fulfilled the agricultural requirements of society in the Americas. Although the African Slave Trade benefitted the Atlantic world…

This second source is a compilation of essays that bring to life the horrific details of the Transatlantic slave trade. Its divided into sections that include the reasons that Africans were enslaved and how the slave trade functioned within Africa. It breaks down the middle passage and the facts and figures associated with the triangle between Africa, the Americas, and…

The Middle Passage was the voyage from Africa to the West Indies. Also, 6 million Africans were transported out of Africa. About 2 million Africans died as a result of the Middle Passage and approximately 15% of them died on the voyages. Therefore, the Middle Passage was a very dangerous and difficult voyage considering how the slaves were treated and the ship’s conditions. An example of how the Middle Passage was a dangerous and difficult voyage was how the slaves were treated. The slaves…