FC: The Atlantic slave trade
1: Slavery- the practice or system of being a slave. Slavery has been used many times through out history, dating back to biblical times.
2: The Atlantic slave trade was very cruel and wicked. slaves were transported across the Atlantic ocean to other countries.
3: The slaves were on boats in rooms that were very small, they were treated wrongly and many died and got sick. When the slave trade ended, many people died because of this cruel time. That effected Africa greatly, many people were killed, villages destroyed and other horrible things.
4: sources: http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Atlantic_slave_trade and www.dictionary.com