Chapter 6: Life in the 13 English Colonies "The Middle Passage" Introduction      In this chapter, you learned that the colonies were quite different from one another in terms of community structure, religion, economy and climate. You learned that the Southern colonies were agricultural and that enslaved peoples were brought from Africa to work on the farms. Life was particularly difficult for these people, from the time they were taken from their homes and families in Africa to the backbreaking labor they were forced to perform. Visit the Internet to examine how artist Tom Feelings captures the experience of the Africans in his picture story "Middle Passage." Destination Title: The Juneteenth World Wide Celebration Web site Note: Clicking on the link above will launch a new browser window. Need help using your browser for this activity? Click here for tips. Directions Start at the Juneteenth Web site. Scroll down the black column on the left side of the screen. Click on Juneteenth Pictorial "Middle Passage" by Tom Feelings. View the images on the twelve screens and read the text. Answer the following questions. 1. Approximately how many Africans were shipped via the Middle Passage? How many survived? 2. Why was the trade route described as a triangle? 3. What was the Amistad and what is significant about it? 4. Artist Tom Feelings compares the shackles of slavery to the "spiritual links that willingly bind us together." Over one hundred years ago, former slave ship captain John Newton wrote the famous Christian hymn "Amazing Grace." Throughout history, people have faced obstacles and injustice. Consider the various ways that humans deal with suffering.