Map work and narration CH 33

The Empires of Spain and Portugal
Trace the path of the slave trade to the Americas:
1. Spanish and Portuguese ships sailed to West Africa to get slaves. Draw a red line from Portugal to the “W”
in West Africa. (Remember to stay in the Atlantic Ocean as much as possible; this was a sea journey.)
2. Once the ships were loaded up with slaves, they would travel across the Atlantic Ocean to the New World.
This journey was known as the Middle Passage. Slaves could go to the West Indies, Central America, or
South America. Draw a red line from the “W” on West Africa to the dot in the West Indies. Then, trace the
line labeled “The Middle Passage” in red.
3. Using red, trace the second line from Africa to South America. Now extend the first line (that came from
West Africa to the West Indies) all the way to Tenochtitlan (in Central America). Slaves might also travel
one of these routes.

Narrate ch 33 page 302 paragraph 2