End Of Years 9 Flashcards
When was the main time of the slave trade
1751-1800
England in the triangular trade
Cotton, sugar etc was shipped to Liverpool from America then transported around the country to Manchester. This would the. Be transported as cloth to Africa
West Africa in the triangular trade
In exchange for the cotton England gave them, they would send slaves over to America to continue the triangular trade
America in the triangular trade
Cotton, sugar etc would be grown here by the slaves and then sent over to England
The middle passage
The ships that slaves were packed into and sent across the Atlantic from Africa to America. The conditions were horrible and many slaves died on the journey
The march on Washington
1963
Peaceful march non-violent and the president started to listen
About 400,000 people joined in
Civil right act
1964
After JFK was shot Johnson became president and the law stated that no public place should be segregated