The structure of the Transatlantic Slave Trade
I can describe the Transatlantic Slave Trade and explain how it developed.
The structure of the Transatlantic Slave Trade
I can describe the Transatlantic Slave Trade and explain how it developed.
Lesson details
Key learning points
- The Triangular trade was the system of trade across the Atlantic.
- Manufactured goods were transported from Europe to be traded in West Africa.
- Enslaved people were transported across the Atlantic and forced to work on plantations.
- Crops like tobacco, sugar and cotton would be grown by enslaved people on plantations and then sold in Europe.
- As slavery had existed across Africa, European traders used this to take enslaved people to their colonies in America.
Keywords
Colonies - colonies are countries or areas under the control of another country and occupied by settlers from that country
Indigenous - indigenous people are the original inhabitants of a specific area
Manufactured - manufactured items are items produced by a machine
Plantations - plantations are areas of land on which certain crops were grown using forced labour
Middle Passage - the forced voyage of enslaved Africans across the Atlantic Ocean to the Americas became known as the Middle Passage
Common misconception
The triangular trade was a simple trading route with three main points.
The triangular trade was a complex system of trade, that is often simplified to help us better understand it.
Content guidance
- Depiction or discussion of discriminatory behaviour
- Depiction or discussion of sensitive content
- Depiction or discussion of violence or suffering
Supervision
Adult supervision recommended
Licence
This content is © Oak National Academy Limited (2024), licensed on Open Government Licence version 3.0 except where otherwise stated. See Oak's terms & conditions (Collection 2).
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areas under the control of another country
the original inhabitants of a specific area
items produced by a machine
land on which crops were grown usually with forced labour
voyage of enslaved African people across the Atlantic