How did slave mutinies, and their threat, shape the dynamics of the Middle Passage? What do slave revolts reveal about the Atlantic slave trade?

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  1. How did slave mutinies, and their threat, shape the dynamics of the Middle Passage? What do slave revolts reveal about the Atlantic slave trade?

 

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The African slave trade began in mid 16th century and persisted till the 1860s. The Atlantic slave trade commenced with the finding of the New World. The connection between the native American population and Europeans was catastrophic to the native people. The native population died due to confrontation and due to old-world diseases.

The significant casualty of the native population formed a population void in America, leading to the transportation of enslaved Africans to American plantations. Through the Atlantic slave trade, more than 10 million Africans were transported to America, and millions died on the journey. The Atlantic slave trade is the most significant forced human displacement in history. The trip across the Atlantic was troublesome e for the enslaved people with inhuman conditions and diseases in the slave ships. 

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