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The largest slave uprising in colonial America was in the south. This is because this is where most slaves were needed.
It was a small schooner that was not well-equipped or well-armed
It was called the Middle Passage and part of the triangular trade route. They were onboard ships for at least 3 months before arriving at places like the Charleston slave market.
At the height of the slave trade, Africa did not have nationalistic countries as we think of them, today. There were large areas of the continent that were controlled by particular tribes. Originally, most of the slaves came from West Africa, but as the practice spread, West African Tribes began enslaving East Africans and transporting them to the Gold Coast. Eventually, even the slave ships ventured to the eastern coast of Africa, and traded in slave to India and the Middle East as well.
It is unknown who the first African American born in the US Was however it was most likely a slave.
Yes, they did. And to the question below- yes, most were agricultural field workers.
Small pox and the yellow fever were two of the most common diseases on slave ships. This was because they lived in unhealthy, tight packed, and disease ridden spaces.
The first Europeans into the areas were Catholic and the soldiers had with them priests on the ships and when they explored. One of the goals was to convert people they found and conduct rites on the ships.
The largest slave uprising in colonial America was in the south. This is because this is where most slaves were needed.
Most died from exposure,disease or their Mothers would suffocate them.
It was a small schooner that was not well-equipped or well-armed
During colonial times most arrived on ships.
It was called the Middle Passage and part of the triangular trade route. They were onboard ships for at least 3 months before arriving at places like the Charleston slave market.
Most were brought to North America between 1650 and 1800. Most arrived on Spanish ships. During this period of time these Spanish ships delivered about 12 million black people all over the world. Only 645,000 were brought to what is now known as the United States.
Ports such as Bristol, Liverpool and Glasgow sent out many slave ships each year, bringing great prosperity to their owners: 1792 was the busiest slave trading year for Britain, when 204 ships left to carry slaves from Africa to the Americas
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The most common was for slaves to die was either starvation or disease which they picked up on the slave ships.