What did a ship carry from Africa to Charleston?
Social Studies · Middle School · Mon Jan 18 2021
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Ships that traveled from Africa to Charleston, South Carolina during the era of the transatlantic slave trade primarily transported enslaved Africans. This was part of a larger trading system known as the Middle Passage, which was one segment of the triangular trade. The Middle Passage was the leg of the journey where ships carried captured Africans across the Atlantic Ocean to the Americas, including ports like Charleston, to be sold into slavery. Apart from human cargo, these ships could also carry various goods such as gold, ivory, and spices, but the primary 'cargo' on these particular routes were the enslaved people.