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Transatlantic Slave Trade: Primary Documents & Writing Response

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Slavery was an important part of the economy in the Americas. Africans were captured and forced onto ships where they were packed tightly below deck with little room to move. This inhumane treatment had devastating impacts, reducing the African population and importing forced labor that changed the demographics of Latin America.

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Transatlantic Slave Trade: Primary Documents & Writing Response
Transatlantic Slave Trade: Primary Documents & Writing Response
Transatlantic Slave Trade: Primary Documents & Writing Response
The slaves were found lying on their backs on the lower deck, as represented below; those in the centre were sitting, some in the posture in which they are there shown and others with their legs bent under them, resting upon the soles of their feet
Transatlantic Slave Trade: Primary Documents & Writing Response
Transatlantic Slave Trade: Primary Documents & Writing Response
Transatlantic Slave Trade: Primary Documents & Writing Response
Transatlantic Slave Trade: Primary Documents & Writing Response
Transatlantic Slave Trade: Primary Documents & Writing Response
Writing Response Based upon the pictures you have viewed, write a two paragraph essay explaining the purpose of slavery and the effects on the African population as well as the population in Latin America. •Why was slavery so important? So popular in the Americas? •How did slavery impact the African population and the populations in Latin America?

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Transatlantic Slave Trade: Primary Documents & Writing Response

  • 5. The slaves were found lying on their backs on the lower deck, as represented below; those in the centre were sitting, some in the posture in which they are there shown and others with their legs bent under them, resting upon the soles of their feet
  • 11. Writing Response Based upon the pictures you have viewed, write a two paragraph essay explaining the purpose of slavery and the effects on the African population as well as the population in Latin America. •Why was slavery so important? So popular in the Americas? •How did slavery impact the African population and the populations in Latin America?