African Slavery and the Slave Trade African Slavery and the Slave Trade was one of the most devastating events that took place between us African Americans. African slavery all began back in 1482 when the Portuguese built their first permanent trading post on the Western Coast of present day Ghana. The Elimina castle later became one of the most important stops on the route of the Atlantic Slave Trade. The Dutch seized the fort from the Portuguese in 1637 and traded slaves there until 1872 when
Atlantic slave trade was at its peak. Many believe that only Europeans benefited from having Africans as slaves, but they are wrong. Africans of different tribes would destroy settlements, capture the villagers, and sell them at the market as they were a baked good at a farmer’s market in today’s society. Europeans and Africans both played a major role in the slave trade and are both to blame for the capturing and selling of African slaves. African’s played a much bigger role in the Atlantic Slave trade
During the Atlantic World, African slaves had many effects on the Americas, and that resulted in economic, cultural, and trading changes. When Europeans discovered the New world, they wanted to colonize it. However, they were missing one thing: a workforce. The Europeans went through Natives, Indentures, and finally stopped at Africans. Africans had many positives to them being the workforce to help colonize the new world. The positives to Africans were far better than the Natives and Indentures
people of African descent have been nothing but greatness. The continent was full of amazing resources and people, which lead to other races jumping to steal everything from them. They took the people as well as the precious and valuable resources we still use today, ruined families and tribes, and corrupted the unity that could’ve been. Imagine what our lives would be like if our ancestors were never kidnapped from their homes. Before Europeans joined the movement, the African Slave Trade had
African Slave Trade The African Slave Trade was a massive system of Europeans taking African Americans and selling them into slavery. The African Slave Trade began in the 15th century. This slave trade put Africa in a weird relationship with Europe that cause the depopulation of Africa, but it increased the wealth of Europe. At first trafficking humans only occurred in Europe: They would enslave each other and then sell them off. Some Enslaved Africans had already reached Europe, the Middle
. Africans became inferior and were seen to be destined to be slaves. A sense of helplessness came in play, but no one realizes the mental aspect of it. African slaves hardships became a huge psychological factor. We must realize that the mind is powerful. Many wanted to end their own lives by jumping off the ship. Many were even afraid they would get killed from what they witnessed. No man should have such fear like that. Not only was their mind impacted but their culture was taken. Their culture
“What they cared about was the simple fact that African slaves could be made to work. In that regard, it was far easier to use and abuse African people than it was either other Europeans or Native Americans. This pattern had been true before 1619 and it would continue to hold after”. Michael Guasco “Slaves and Englishmen”. In the 1400s, France, Britain, The Dutch and Span were rapidly expanding their empires globally by the use of imperialism. These nations were vigorously looking for new sources
Back in the day they did not have laws to protect those who were getting discriminated against, and it got out of hand. One of the largest scale attempts at genocides to ever occur was slavery. The African Slave Trade, spanning almost 350 years was a horrid genocide that killed millions of Africans, as well as wiping out villages. Slavery began in the fourteen hundreds when Portugal sent a voyage down the west coast of Africa. They did this because Africa had resources such as gold, fabrics, and
Africans are the main reason for the evolution of the atlantic. Slave labor was how most colonies were able to obtain cash crops or find find gold and silver mines in certain areas. African American slaves had the access to the economic resources that gave the parts of the atlantic its wealth. From being taken from their land with no explanation, the journey of middle passage is not hardship they expected to face. Africans were plied onto the bottom of ships packed together in the hundreds. The
The life of African slaves in America was a difficult journey. Slaves were treated like animals, having no hope and even no dignity. Most of them were from West Africa. Roughly 20 million were pulled out of their homes, and taking from their homeland into slavery. Half didn't complete the jouney while dying along the way. It was known as the Middle Passage because the cargo was part of a thre part voyage. The first cargo arrived carrieng iron, cloths, brandy ,firarms, and gunpowder where it was