Write an essay on the global slave trade between 1600 and 1800 based on the textbook information and the additional assigned sources. In your essay address the following issues and questions: First describe the general background, that is he basic features of the global slave trade (Who was involved? Trade routes? Why was the slave trade so central to the world economy during this time period?). Second, how were slaves traded (in Africa and upon arrival in the colonies)? Third, what were the horrors of the Middle Passage? Fourth, what were some of the distinctive features of Brazilian slavery and slave trade? Fifth, how did slaves find ways to resist, in Brazil and elsewhere? In your conclusion, offer your own overall evaluation of slavery and the slave trade between 1600 and 1800.