Slave Ships - Encyclopedia Virginia

Background Tobacco Wrapper Between 1500 and 1866, 12.5 million enslaved Africans were transported to the Americas, about 1.8 million of whom died on the Middle Passage of the transatlantic slave trade. In 1672, the received a monopoly over deliveries of captives to the English Caribbean islands of Barbados and Jamaica. Before outfitting its own ships, the company hired vessels at a rate of £5 to £6 per slave delivered alive to America. Read more about: Slave Ships

Slave Ships - Encyclopedia Virginia

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Slave Ships - Encyclopedia Virginia