Notebook
Response
The Atlantic Slave Trade
20-3
College Prep World History
Major Topics
3. The Atlantic Slave Trade
A. The Causes of African Slavery
B. Slavery Spreads Throughout the Americas
C. A Forced Journey
D. Slavery in the Americas
E. Consequences of the Slave Trade
MAIN IDEAS
 To meet their growing labor needs, Europeans enslaved
millions of Africans in the Americas.
 Descendents of enslaved Africans represent a significant
part of the America’s population today.
Chapter Objective
Analyze the impact of European exploration and colonization of the Americas.
Section Objective
Explain the Atlantic slave trade and the life of enslaved Africans in the colonies..
Vocabulary
Atlantic Slave Trade
Triangular Trade
Middle Passage
Notebook Response Questions:
16. What effect did the spread of Islam have on slave trade?
17. How did enslaved Africans resist their bondage?
18. How did African slaves contribute to the development of the Americas?