Effects Of European Colonization On African Americans
3.2 EFFECTS OF THE COMING OF THE COLONIAL MASTERS
The effects of the colonization on Ghana resulted because of many reasons. The coming of the Europeans had both affected the country negatively and positively. One thing seen as good for one person could be seen as bad for another. These effects were due to mostly because of the new inventions the colonial masters had introduced into the country. For example; the introduction of European goods brought about changes in culture, as people begun to dress differently than they used to and traditional beliefs were forgotten because people had started to exercise Christianity. Due to the battles that had broken out in the country between the Europeans and the Ghanaian locals, there was a rise in depopulation …show more content…
The supply of slaves to the British was done by both Ghanaian chiefs themselves as well as prominent Ghanaian Merchants (Berry L. V.). The Trans-Atlantic slave trade was the process whereby slaves including men, women, and children were deported from their countries into a different continent such as Africa, America, and Europe. The process was as follows, ships were sent to Africa containing goods, upon their arrival in Ghana slaves were bought and sent across the Atlantic to Europe or America (UNESCO, 2017). The supply of slaves to the Europeans was mainly done by the Ghanaians. Colonization led to the people turning away from each other and selling themselves to be used as slaves by the colonial masters (Velle B. L., Arrival of the Europeans, 1994). The slave trade grew rapidly from time to time. An overseer of the Slave-trade stated that over 6.3 million Africans (Slaves) were shipped from West Africa to North America and South America. La Vie also suggests that about 5,000 slaves alone were shipped from the Gold Coast. Although diseases affected the Europeans very critically on their arrival, they were not willing to give up as they were many lots of money with the slave trade (Velle B. L., Arrival of the Europeans, 1994). The trans-Atlantic Slave trade continued to affect the nation negatively until was outlawed in 1807 (BBC,
The effects of the colonization on Ghana resulted because of many reasons. The coming of the Europeans had both affected the country negatively and positively. One thing seen as good for one person could be seen as bad for another. These effects were due to mostly because of the new inventions the colonial masters had introduced into the country. For example; the introduction of European goods brought about changes in culture, as people begun to dress differently than they used to and traditional beliefs were forgotten because people had started to exercise Christianity. Due to the battles that had broken out in the country between the Europeans and the Ghanaian locals, there was a rise in depopulation …show more content…
The supply of slaves to the British was done by both Ghanaian chiefs themselves as well as prominent Ghanaian Merchants (Berry L. V.). The Trans-Atlantic slave trade was the process whereby slaves including men, women, and children were deported from their countries into a different continent such as Africa, America, and Europe. The process was as follows, ships were sent to Africa containing goods, upon their arrival in Ghana slaves were bought and sent across the Atlantic to Europe or America (UNESCO, 2017). The supply of slaves to the Europeans was mainly done by the Ghanaians. Colonization led to the people turning away from each other and selling themselves to be used as slaves by the colonial masters (Velle B. L., Arrival of the Europeans, 1994). The slave trade grew rapidly from time to time. An overseer of the Slave-trade stated that over 6.3 million Africans (Slaves) were shipped from West Africa to North America and South America. La Vie also suggests that about 5,000 slaves alone were shipped from the Gold Coast. Although diseases affected the Europeans very critically on their arrival, they were not willing to give up as they were many lots of money with the slave trade (Velle B. L., Arrival of the Europeans, 1994). The trans-Atlantic Slave trade continued to affect the nation negatively until was outlawed in 1807 (BBC,