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What was the name for the journey slaves took from Africa to the West Indies to America?
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∙ 6y ago
This was called the Middle Passage.
The Middle Passage the stage of the triangular trade in which millions of people from Africa were shipped to the New World as part of the Atlantic slave trade. African slaves were thereafter traded for raw materials, which were returned to Europe to complete the "Triangular Trade".
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∙ 9y ago
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What was the journey the slaves were on from Africa to America?
The Middle Passage
The middle passage refers to the part of the triangular trade system that carried?
Africans from Africa to the west Indies and north America
What do you call the journey of slaves from Africa to America?
The trail of tears :)
What is the journey made by the slaves between Africa and America?
The Middle Passage
Why is the sea route between Africa and the west indies called the blood passage?
The trade route from Africa to the West Indies is called the 'blood passage' because slaves were picked up in Africa and taken to the West Indies. Slavers used to pick up far too many slaves for their ships to hold and so many died on the journey or were thrown overboard.
Did European indies colonize central America and West Indies for slaves?
No they did not. They colonize them to bring slaves from Africa there to work. The fertile soil and plenty of resources are there. The europeans would then ship the produce back to Europe and sell them
The journey of slaves from Africa to America on the worst portion of the triangular trade route was called the?
Middle Passage
What goods did the English colonies West indies and West Africa traded?
They didn't trade anything. Slaves were brought from Africa to the West Indies
What is the name of slaves' journey from Africa to the colonies of the new world?
Middle Passage was the name of the slaves journey from Africa to the colonies of the new world.
When did the shipment of slaves from Africa directly to the Americas begin?
This began in the early 1700's to mid 1700's. Most of the 'middle passage voyages was from Africa to the West Indies then to America.
Who were the slaves of America?
Slaves from Africa.
The journey of slaves from Africa to North America was known as the Middle Passage. Why was it known by this name?
It was the middle part of the triangular trade route.
