Benjamin Franklin once said, “Those who deny freedom to others, deserve it not for themselves.” It means to help others, not just yourself. Triangular trade between Africa, the Americas, and Europe existed for several hundred years because the African tribes wanted more and more power, the Europeans were getting paid so much to sell slaves, and they needed workers on the southern plantations.” First, African tribes wanted more power. The African tribes traded the slaves for guns. The African tribes got rich from selling slaves. The African tribes thought slaves were not human so they hurt them. The African tribes were powerful because slaves may have had fewer rights than other villagers. A village that had guns was more threatening to its …show more content…
How does it explain your reasoning?): Next, Southern colonies made their choice to join the triangular trade. Which would give them slaves to work on their plantations for free. It was also hard to resist doing, so many were involved in it. People would often get kidnapped because people would often raid their homes. In section 6 it says,” Traders also sold enslaved people at the auction.” 3rd Body Paragraph plantations section 6 Transition word, the third reason, textual evidence, reasoning/justification (Why is this quote important? How does it explain your reasoning?): Also, When a ship arrived in the American colonies, the traders sold the West African people to White plantation owners. The first year of enslavement on a plantation was very hard. People had to survive a period of “breaking in,” or adjusting to their new life. Next, an overseer shouted orders at them in an unfamiliar language. If they did not understand what they were supposed to do, or if they disobeyed the overseer, they might be whipped. In section 6 it says “They were sold and treated like cattle. White traders did not see them as