may 13, 1672 - 6. Middle Passage
Description:
The Europeans would pack enslaved Africans into slave ships and ship them to the New World on this passage from the West Africa. There were horrific conditions so about 20% died on the journey. The South Atlantic system created this terrible road for enslaved people.(key concept 2.2, II)
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Date:
may 13, 1672
Now
~ 354 years ago