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The Trans-Atlantic Slave Trade. Horrific and world-altering episode in African history. 10-15,000,000 . Q uest for trade: gold & spices. chattel slavery. Triangle trade. Middle Passage. Olaudah Equiano. Toussaint L’Ouverture. I ndustrial Revolution: flexible & mobile labor force. - PowerPoint PPT Presentation
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The Trans-Atlantic Slave Trade
Horrific and world-altering episode in African history
10-15,000,000
Quest for trade: gold & spices
chattel slavery
Triangle trade
Middle Passage
Olaudah Equiano
Toussaint L’Ouverture
Industrial Revolution:flexible & mobile labor force
Abolishing slavery
Enormous negative effects
• increase in violence
• drain of people
• economy increasingly reliant on slavery
