Atlantic slave trade*
Became a massive enterprise
The buying and selling of Africans for work in the Americas
Original slavery with Muslims
Most Africans had some legal rights and opportunities for social mobility
Could escape their bondage by marrying into the family
Why did Spain import slaves
To work on plantations and in gold and silver mines
Why did the Portuguese import slaves
For cheap labor to work in sugar fields
Triangular trade*
Africans were transported to the Americas on this trading network
It went from Europe (with goods) to Africa
Then from Africa (with slaves) to North America
From North America (with raw goods) to Europe again
The middle passage*
It was considered the middle leg of the trans Atlantic triangle trade
Very cruel
Many African-Americans died
How could slaves resist work
Breaking tools
Uprooting plants
Working slowly
Having cultures such as language and music
