Industrial Revolution and the Trans-Atlantic Slave Trade

I really don't know much about either one of these because the last time I learned anything about them was in eighth grade. Most of what I do remember about the Industrial Revolution is about what happened in the US. If I remember correctly, there were a lot of factories being built in the north, along with trains that made trade and travel easier. I feel like there might have been something going on using boats and waterways to connect the south more efficiently, but I don't really remember very much. However, I do remember that the South had a lot to do with the slave trade, seeing as there were many plantations. When we read a book in eighth grade, we learned that the slave trade was a really horrible thing to try to wrap your head around. The boats that the slaves were trafficked in where awfully small and cramped and there were no comforts at all. The slaves were brought from Africa to the Americas where they were then treated like livestock and bought as workers.

I dont really remember much other than that. What I would really like to know is what happened in Europe during the Industrial Revolution because I've never been taught about that.