The process of moving enslaved people from their homes in Africa to the Americas during the Triangular trade, where they were bought and sold as property.
Imagine you are moving to a new house, but instead of packing your belongings yourself, someone else comes and takes everything without your consent. They then sell your things to other people who will use them for their own benefit.
Middle Passage: The brutal journey across the Atlantic Ocean that enslaved Africans endured during slave transportation.
Transatlantic Slave Trade: The exchange of enslaved African people, goods, and resources between Europe, Africa, and the Americas.
Plantations: Large agricultural estates where enslaved Africans were forced to work under harsh conditions.
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