Question

Why was the route from Africa to the West Indies called the Middle Passage?

Answer 1

Because the middle passage was considered a time of in-betweenness for those being traded from Africa to America.

Answer 2

Commercial goods from Europe were shipped to Africa for sale and traded for enslaved Africans. Africans were in turn brought to the regions depicted in blue, in what became known as the "Middle Passage".

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