Slave market

When the slaves reached America, they were sold at slave markets.  Slave sales were advertised in newspapers and on posters, Tadman (1989). Slaves were bought and sold at slave markets called auctions. When slaves were to be auctioned, a small red fl ag was hoisted on a pole outside the auction room. In the auction room, slaves were made to stand in a line, facing the bidders. Once the auction began, bidders shouted out the price they were prepared to pay for the slave being sold stated by Eltis and Engerman (1993). The bidder who offered the most money got the slave. A slave could be bought and sold many times in his or her lifetime. 

Activity

Role Play

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Learners will be role playing about slave trade

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Instructions:

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1. Divide the learners into small groups and give each one a different scenario related to the slave trade, such as a slave ship, a plantation, or a slave market.
2. Instruct each group to craft a dramatic scene or skit that portrays their given scenario, focusing on the emotions, challenges, and aspirations of the people involved.
3. Motivate the learners to incorporate props, costumes, and music to enrich their presentation.
4. Following the performances, facilitate a class discussion centered on these questions:
    - In what ways did the slave trade impact individuals and communities?
    - What were the economic and societal drivers of the slave trade?

Numbers of slaves that were taken to America 

The actual number of men, women and children who were snatched from their homes in Africa and transported in slave ships across the Atlantic, either to the Caribbean islands or to North and South America, will never be known. Writers vary in their estimates, but there is no doubt that their numbers run into millions. Historians say that about 12 million Africans were transported to North America through the Trans-Atlantic slave trade. 

What happened to the raw materials that slaves produced? 

The cash crops were harvested and were packed onto ships and taken to England, where they were made into products in factories. Cotton was woven into material, which was made into clothes. Sugar cane was turned into sugar to sweeten foods and drinks. Tobacco was made into pipe tobacco and chewing tobacco. These products were sold to people in Britain and exported to British colonies to be sold there at big profits.