We have used ‘enslaved person’/ ‘enslaved people’ in place of ‘slave’ or ‘slaves’, both of which are terms that dehumanise people. This often also involved occupying it with settlers and exploiting it economically.Įnslaved person/people: individuals who were captured, enslaved and forced to work against their will, as if they were the property of someone else. However, for the purposes of this resource, we have used the term Atlantic slave trade, to keep in line with the SQA National 5 History curriculum ( National 5 History Section 2, Part 3: The Atlantic Slave Trade, 1770-1807 ).Ĭolonial: the policy or practice of acquiring full or partial political control over another country or people. When referring to collections regarding this topic, National Museums Scotland use the term transatlantic slave trade as the most specific and commonly used terminology.

on plantations, in North America and the Caribbean. The Atlantic slave trade involved the capture and enslavement of Africans, who were then forcibly transported across the Atlantic Ocean by Europeans and compelled to work, e.g. This occurred between Europe, Africa and the Americas from the 16th to the 19th century.

Atlantic slave trade: also known as the transatlantic slave trade, refers to the specific trade of enslaved people and goods across the Atlantic Ocean.

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