Title: Atlantic slave trade
Headings: Atlantic slave trade
Atlantic slave trade
2007 Schools Wikipedia Selection. Related subjects: British History 1750-1900
Triangular trade
Labour and slavery
African slave market
African versus European slavery
African kingdoms of the era
Ethnic groups
Human toll
African conflicts
Port factories
Atlantic shipment
Seasoning camps
European competition
Slavery and Christianity
New World destinations
Economics of slavery
Effects
Effect on the economy of Africa
Effects on Europe’s Economy
Demographics
Legacy of racism
End of the Atlantic slave trade
British influence
Apologies

Content: Research published in 2006 reports the earliest known presence of African slaves in the New World. A burial ground in Campeche, Mexico, suggests slaves had been brought there not long after Hernán Cortés completed the subjugation of Aztec and Mayan Mexico. The first side of the triangle was the export of goods from Europe to Africa. A number of African kings and merchants took part in the trading of slaves from 1440 to about 1900. For each captive, the African rulers would receive a variety of goods from Europe. Many of them were confronted with the dilemma of trading with Europe or becoming slaves themselves. The second leg of the triangle exported enslaved Africans across the Atlantic Ocean to South America, the Carribean islands, and North America. Five times the number of slaves were transported to the Americas compared to those transports to Europe. This is because the slaves were exposed to new diseases and also because of malnutrition. The third and final part of the triangle was the return of goods to Europe from the Americas.