Volume 1 . Issue 1 Spring 2008 Journal of History A Publication of the Columbia University Undergraduate History Council Editorial Board Adil Ahmed Rudi Batzell, Chair Rain…

1. Slavery in the U.S. 2. The Middle Passage This was the journey from West Africa across the Atlantic Ocean to the Americas.Africans were crowded and chained cruelly aboard…

1. Slavery in the U.S. 2. The Middle Passage This was the journey from West Africa across the Atlantic Ocean to the Americas.Africans were crowded and chained cruelly aboard…

Objective: To examine the conditions faced by African slaves during the Middle Passage. 'Inventory of Negroes, Cattle, Horses, etc on the estate of Sir James Lowther…

'Inventory of Negroes, Cattle, Horses, etc on the estate of Sir James Lowther Bart in Barbados taken this 31st day of December 1766' The Arrival of Europeans in…

4/18 Focus: To meet their growing labor needs, Europeans enslaved millions of Africans in forced labor in the Americas. Do Now: What made the kingdoms of West Africa wealthy?…

Slide 1 1. Objective: To examine the conditions faced by African slaves during the Middle Passage. 'Inventory of Negroes, Cattle, Horses, etc on the estate of Sir James…

The Roots of Slavery Slavery can broadly be described as the ownership, buying and selling of human beings for the purpose of forced and unpaid labor. It is an ancient practice,…

5/1 Focus: To meet their growing labor needs, Europeans enslaved millions of Africans in forced labor in the Americas. Do Now: What made the kingdoms of West Africa wealthy?…

SLAVERY IN ARABIAN SOCIETIES While Europeans targeted men in West Africa, the 'Arab' trade primarily harvested the women of East Africa to serve as domestic slaves.…