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Why is the sea route between Africa and the west indies called the blood passage?
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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.
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What is another term used for the passage from the west Africa to the West Indies and the British north American colonies?
The Middle Passage
What was the name giving to the triangular trade route where enslaved Africans were shipped to the west indies?
Africa received man-made goods from Britain such as guns and ammunition
What was the forced journey that brought captured Africans to the West Indies?
It was called the Middle Passage . When Africans were carried overseas to the colonies and the West Indies
How far was the route between Africa and the west indies?
It is 4,230 miles miles from London to Puerto Rico, which is located in the West Indies (Caribbean).
Describe the difference between the Middle Passage and the Triangular Trade Route?
The triangular trade route, ships began in New England. They carried guns and other goods to ports on the coast of West Africa. Here, they traded these goods for gold and captive Africans. The ship then sailed for the West Indies. Because it was known as the Middle Passage.
Which leg of the triangular trade was worst?
The middle passage from Africa to the West Indies. This picked up slaves in Africa and then sold them for goods such as rice, silver and cotton when it arrived in the West Indies.
What were the parts of the triangular trade route from Africa to the West Indies?
middle passage
What is another term used for the passage from the west Africa to the West Indies and the British north American colonies?
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 middle passage mean?
Middle passage is the sea journey undertaken by slave ships. This happened from West Africa to the West Indies.
Where did the middle passage start?
It started by picking up slaves in Africa to take to the West Indies
What was traded from Africa to the West Indies?
rum
What was the name giving to the triangular trade route where enslaved Africans were shipped to the west indies?
Africa received man-made goods from Britain such as guns and ammunition
Middle Passage?
The triangular trade route’s middle legS:AfricaE: West Indies
What was the name for the journey slaves took from Africa to the West Indies to America?
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".
What was the forced journey that brought captured Africans to the West Indies?
It was called the Middle Passage . When Africans were carried overseas to the colonies and the West Indies
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.
