The Slave Trade (jan 1, 1550 – jan 1, 1860)

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The forced migration of millions of Africans across the Atlantic Ocean for enslavement in the Americas. This trade, lasting from the mid-16th century until the 1860s, involved European traders transporting enslaved Africans from Africa to the Americas, primarily to work on plantations. It was a major part of the triangular trade route, where European goods were traded in Africa for enslaved people, who were then shipped to the Americas, where they were traded for goods like sugar, tobacco, and cotton, which were then transported back to Europe.

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