Ch 20 Packet Africa and the Africans in the Age of the Atlantic Slave Trade Part 1 1. Describe the characteristics of the “Atlantic System”. The Atlantic System was a major catalyst in the growth and development of the Atlantic slave trade‚ which boosted the world economy significantly. The Atlantic system a link between Africa and the rest of the world. It simply was the destiny that Africans were going to face‚ being shipped to the Middle East‚ Europe‚ and especially across the Atlantic
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predecessors. Eventually this leads to African slave labor. Europeans sought economic gain and social mobility. Latin America became part of the world economy as a dependent region. Thus‚ the use of labor systems in Latin America from the 1750-1914 was a process with tremendous impact on the people and on the world in general. Slavery was based on using the enforced labor of other people . In the 1750 slavery was prevailing. The Atlantic slave trade predominated in economic affairs after the middle
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on Africa due to the slave trade was very negative‚ in the Americas it was the exact opposite. As population decreased in Africa‚ it increased in the Americas. Even today‚ approximately one tenth of our population can trace its roots back to an imported slave. The demographic effects of the slave trade varied on the area. In the British West Indies‚ for example‚ the proportion of people descendent from slaves in eve greater‚ since more slaves were needed in this area. Slaves went wherever they were
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average of 2‚000 people were taken as slaves annually from Africa to the Americas. In the 17th and 18th centuries‚ things changed dramatically. In the seventeenth century‚ that annual average rose to 20‚000 Africans taken to be slaves in the Americas. In the eighteenth century‚ this number even rose more drastically to 55‚000 annually. One year in the late 1800’s‚ the count topped 100‚000 slaves taken to the Western Hemisphere via the Transatlantic Slave Trade (Gordon‚ page 558.) These changes in
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of the slaves traded during this time actually were sent to the colonies. The rest of the slaves were sent to the caribbeans. During the early 17th century settlers turned to African slaves as a labor source‚ more plentiful and less expensive than indentured servants. This created the Trans-Atlantic Slave Trade. England became a dominant slave trading power. The English provided slaves for Spain and Portugal. The English colonies in North America became slaveholding societies because slaves provided
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2U Period 2 CCOT Rome 100 – 600 CE From 100 CE to 600 CE‚ Rome and the Roman society underwent significant changes both culturally and politically. Politically‚ women’s rights remained constant throughout the time period. Culturally Rome accustomed a major religion change‚ resulting in the predominance of Christianity‚ and experienced another political change as the empire economically divided. The Roman Empire went from being united‚ to being politically and economically divided with Byzantium
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became prominent in the European colonies. The treatment of African slaves in European colonies was inhumane as they bore hardship from capture to death. This was generally accepted in European societies as the slaves were chattel good labourers‚ and ensured that the Europeans would make a profit on the plantations. However‚ there were some persons and organizations that were willing to fight valiantly to end the slave trade but there were those who wanted it to continue. This caused a fight
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1807 the slave trade had ended. In 1834 all slavery throughout the British colonies was eradicated. However‚ was this intentional or was it no longer financially viable? Initially as there were no slaves in Britain there was a high demand which meant the slave owners could charge vast amounts for a slave and it was very profitable. However‚ in the following generations the demand for slaves grew less as previous generations of slaves started their own families hence producing further slaves. Due to
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such as rubber and copper and riches such as ivory‚ gold and diamonds which initially attracted European powers to colonise Africa and earn profits. European countries realised that by captivating African resources and riches they could establish trade with other countries for other materials and resources. Also‚ Europeans believed that the tropics had perfect weather for farming and growing cash crops such as cocoa in Ghana and tea and coffee in Kenya. However‚ it reached a point when nations grabbed
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exchange the new and old worlds underwent some serious change. Ideas‚ peoples‚ and goods were swapped between Western Europe‚ Africa‚ and the America through series of trade systems. The Atlantic trade system allowed more then just goods and slaves to be sent around all of the Atlantic world. The Columbian exchange and Atlantic trade system allowed both social and economic changes in the Americas‚ Western Europe‚ and Africa. When the Columbian exchange first it started People‚ plants‚ animals
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