- Thirteenth Amendment :
The 1865 alteration to the United States Constitution which abolished slavery - Tract :
A short printed pamphlet or leaflet, on religious or political subjects, distributed to the public - Trading forts :
Forts built by Europeans as trading bases along the West African coast that temporarily held enslaved Africans until they were loaded onto ships - Trafficking :
The transport and trade in humans for economic gain using force or deception - Transatlantic :
Across the Atlantic Ocean - Transatlantic Slave Trade :
The selling of Africans as slaves across the Atlantic Ocean between Europe and the Americas - Treaty :
Formally ratified agreement between political groups or states - Triangular trade :
The name often given to the transatlantic slave trade; describes the three sides to the route the slave ships took from Europe to West Africa, then to the Caribbean and the Americas and finally back to Europe; the routes are known as the Outward Passage, the Middle Passage, and the Return or Homeward Passage | | |