Phillis Wheatley Crash Course Black American History

The video explores the transatlantic slave trade, detailing its history, the Middle Passage, and the triangular trade system. It highlights the distribution of enslaved Africans, the horrific conditions on slave ships, and the resistance efforts by the enslaved. The video also discusses the eventual abolition of the slave trade and its lasting impact on the world.

What was the duration of the transatlantic slave trade?

Identify the six primary regions from which enslaved Africans were taken.

What did WEB Du Bois describe the Atlantic slave trade as?

Discuss the significance of the Middle Passage in the context of the triangular trade.

What percentage of captured Africans were brought directly to what would eventually become the US?

Explain the conditions aboard slave ships during the Middle Passage.

What were some forms of resistance exhibited by enslaved Africans during the Middle Passage?

How did the Royal African Company influence the slave trade?

Describe the role of South Carolina in the Transatlantic slave trade.

What was the impact of the Transatlantic slave trade on the demographics of the Americas?