25-30%
10 to 15 percent
the middle passage
It was the stage of the triangular trade where Africans that had been enslaved were shipped to the Americas.
From africa to the new world
Africa received man-made goods from Britain such as guns and ammunition
8 million
For the enslaved Africans the Middle passage was terrifying. They had no bed to lay on just hard wood and a little tad of straw. They were also cramped together and on the beds you could not even sit up on your lap .
The Middle Passage
The "middle passage" or second leg was where the slaves were transported to the west indies. There enslaved Africans were exchanged for sugar, molasses, and other products.
The Middle Passage was the stage of the triangular trade in which enslaved people were transported from Africa to the Americas aboard brutal and overcrowded slave ships.
During the Atlantic slave trade, millions of Africans were forcibly transported across the middle passage, enduring horrific conditions and mistreatment on the journey to the Americas.
The Middle Passage