PRESENTATION OUTLINE
The triangle trade involved Europe, Africa, and the Americas. They exchanged textiles, guns, slaves, and crops.
The triangle trade involved Europe, Africa, and the Americas. They exchanged textiles, guns, slaves, and crops.
The slaves were forced onto and boats underwent horrible conditions on the middle passage.
The slaves were forced onto and boats underwent horrible conditions on the middle passage.
The slaves were held in terrible conditions in the boats, and many died on the way to the Americas.
The slaves were held in terrible conditions in the boats, and many died on the way to the Americas.
Slaves of all ages worked to pick cotton all day in the southern heat.
Even children had to work on the plantations.
Slaves had to wear ragged clothing and worked up until they died.
Slaves spent most of their time working on the plantations.
On large plantations, there could be more than fifty slaves.
If slaves did not reach cotton quotas, they were severely beaten.
Many slaves endured brutal punishm-ent from their owners.
Whole families had to live in small slave quarters.
However, slaves tried to make the best of bad times by dancing and singing to religious songs.
Families were very important in slaves' lives.
