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Trans Atlantic Slave Trade

Directions: Look at the statistics of the Slave Trade and complete the bar graph below.

Europe

North America

Caribbean

West Indies

Central America

Brazil

Yearly Totals

1501-1600

1000

170,000

30,000

1601-1700

3000

15,000

350,000

145,000

225,000

785,000

1701-1800

5,000

295,000

2,805,000

363,000

145,000

1,990,000

1801-1866

78,000

281,000

47,000

752,000

2,061,000

9,000

Region Totals

Number of Slaves in Millions

Trans - Atlantic Slave Trade 1500-1866

7
6.5
6
5.5
5
4.5
4
3.5
3
2.5
2
1.5
1
0.5
0
1501-1600

1601-1700

1701-1800

Years of Trans - Atlantic Slave Trade

1.

What years were the most slaves traded?

2. How many slaves were captured during the Trans-Atlantic Slave Trade?

1801-1866

201,000

Directions: Look at the statistics of the Slave Trade and complete the bar graph below.

Number of Slaves

Numbers of Slaves and Destinations

7
6.5
6
5.5
5
4.5
4
3.5
3
2.5
2
1.5
1
0.5
0
Europe

North America

Caribbean

West Indies

Regional Destination of Slaves

1. What percentage of slaves were sent to North America?
2. What percentage of slaves were sent to Europe?
3. What percentage of slaves were sent to Brazil?
4. What percentage of slaves were sent to the Caribbean?
5. What percentage of slaves were sent to West Indies?
6. What percentage of slaves were sent to Central America?
7.

Which region received the most slaves?

Directions: Create a pie chart of the destination of slaves.

Brazil

Central America