CARIBBEAN HISTORY
SCHOOL BASED ASSESSMENT
2013
Candidate’s name: Tazmine Reid-Jones
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Title: To what extent has the Transatlantic Slave Trade Impacted on West Africa and what are the experiences of its victims?
TABLE OF CONTENT
Acknowledgement
Introduction
Research Questions
Rationale
What factors led to the Transatlantic Trade?
How was the trade organized?
How were the slaves treated aboard the ship?
To what extent was West Africa affected by the Slave Trade?
Analysis and Interpretation
Conclusion
Appendix
Bibliography
ACKNOWLEDGEMENT
I would like to extend a heartfelt gratitude to the following persons who have made the completion of this assignment possible. My Teacher, Ms. Brown, for approving this project and teaching me as I have learnt many things about The Trans-Atlantic Slave Trade, the effects it had on Africa and African arrival into the new world. My Mother, who helped me with the collection of data and my friends for the constant reminders and encouragement to remain committed to the task at hand.
INTRODUCTION
Overview
The Transatlantic Slave Trade, which commenced in 1510, was one of the most important times in the Caribbean history. These were the times where Africans were captured and taken from their own homes aboard European ships to be sold like cattle in the West Indies. It has to be known that just a hundred years ago, our ancestors were enslaved by Europeans and were treated inhumanly. The conditions of the slaves were abysmal; however the Europeans only sought them to be nothing but profit from business trades. The Africans were torn apart from their families without a second glance and were put into an entirely different culture that changed their lives forever. This research therefore seeks to examine the transatlantic slave trade and how it has impacted on the West African
Bibliography: WHAT FACTORS LED TO THE TRANSATLANTIC SLAVE TRADE? According to Library Think Quest (2002) the Trans-Atlantic Slave Trade was the most abominable and cruel from of slavery, which went on from the sixteenth century to the nineteenth century Encyclopedia of Caribbean History Vol.3 (Leslie Alexander – 2010) Geographic Bristol and slavery, G. Campion (2007) FLOWCHART SHOWING FACTORS THAT LED TO THE SLAVE TRADE