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The History of the Trans Atlantic Slave Trade - Coggle Diagram

- - - - People were sold to Europeans in exchange for manufactured good and weapons so same tribes and kingdoms would grow wealthy and powerful. Slaves were prisoners of war. Others were people who had fallen into debt. Enslavers also kidnapped people.
        
        The Middle Passage- Crossing the Atlantic Ocean to transport people to the Americas.
- - - - African-Americans with half white heritage were seen to be smarter and superior to dark-skinned blacks, with that, they were given more opportunities for education and the acquisition of land and property. Colorism was used to create the idea of being white as possible was the ideal image.