Trace the life of a West African slave through the major turning points of the Atlantic slave trade, starting with capture in Africa. What stages would a typical enslaved African experience as he or she awaited shipment to the colonies of the Americas?
Please provide the best answer for the statement.
The ideal answer should:
1. Explain that West Africans were captured as slaves by other Africans through wars and village raids. Slaves were marched from the interior to the coast and held in factories awaiting sale. Some Africans were also kidnapped by Europeans.
2. Point out that slaves were loaded aboard European slave ships for shipment to the Americas.
3. Note that the crossing, or Middle Passage, varied from 40 days to several months.
4. Note that the process of sale was often traumatic.
5. Conclude that many Africans were “seasoned” in the Caribbean before being shipped elsewhere or put to work on sugar plantations.
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