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    Ana Nzinga: Queen of Ndongo Through the European power struggle for control of the African slave trade‚ the Portuguese colonized parts of Africa including the area of modern day Angola. The Dutch established an axis to operate their slave trade to Brazil for almost 300 years in Luanda ("Luanda"‚ par. 4). In the 17th century‚ the Portuguese foothold was steadily increasing pushing more and more African rulers to their limits. Ann Nzinga Mbande‚ Queen of Ndongo and Matamba‚ was among these royals

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    According to source 3‚ the king of Kongo himself‚ King Nzinga Mbemba‚ wrote a letter to the Portuguese. He wrote “Merchants are taking every day our natives‚ sons of the land and the sons of our noblemen and vassals and our relatives.” This means that the Portuguese are taking important people from Kongo like merchants‚ rich citizens‚ and many other people. Because this letter was written by a former king of Kongo‚ this source is reliable. King Nzinga Mbemba’s letter was about convincing the Portuguese

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    Cinthya Perez History 102 “Letters to King Jao of Portugal‚” was written by the king of Kongo‚ King Affonso‚ who’s real name was Nzinga Mbemba. King Affonso writes this letter directed to the king of Portugal‚ King Jao‚ to inform him about his concerns of his people. The letter is dated 1526 and takes place in the Kingdom of Kongo‚ which by during this time slave trade is going on (705). Throughout the letter of King Affonso seems to beg King Jao for help rather than being demanding‚ “again we

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    befall them while on their journey to the French Caribbean. He demonstrates the atrocious nature of the slave trade in his writing. MbembaNzinga. “Appeal to the King of Portugal”. In Worlds of History‚ Volume Two: Since 1400. Fifth Edition. Edited by Kevin Reilly. Boston: Bedford/St. Martin’s Press. 2012. The King of the West African state of Congo‚ Nzinga Mbemba‚ writes his “Appeal to the King of Portugal” in hopes of the removal of unnecessary white men‚ and requests only religious aid and figures

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    immune to tropical diseases‚ they were not Christians‚ and they were already available in mass numbers. Even though taking all of the Africans from their home was beneficial to the Europeans‚ it was severely depopulating West Africa. The monarch Nzinga Mbemba‚ Affonso I‚ wrote letters to King Jao of Portugal addressing his concerns of his kingdom‚ Kongo. In one of the letters he presents‚ “The mentioned merchants are taking every day our natives‚ sons of the land and sons of the noblemen and vassals

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    Comparing African Empires in the Early Modern Period: (1450-1750) Mr. Blankenship AP World History One of the comparative topics in this time period is “empire building” in Africa. The AP Jedi Masters want you to know only one of the following: (Kongo‚ Benin‚ Oyo‚ Dahomey‚ Ashanti or Songhay) – so they probably are not going to ask you to compare two African Kingdoms since they stated you only need to know one – so they could ask you to compare the process of “empire building” in Africa to that

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    King John of Portugal. King Affonso I of Congo‚ known as the "people ’s king‚" was a man who saw his country not as a group of separate cultures‚ but rather‚ as a unified nation (Billings 22). When he was crowned king‚ he changed his name from Nzinga Mbemba to King Affonso I‚ hoping to indicate his newfound faith and power. When the New World was discovered‚ a new labor force was needed to grow the cash crops‚ especially sugar cane in the Carribean. The Portuguese began to negotiate with King Affonso

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    The Atlantic Slave Trade and Colonialism The Trans-Atlantic Slave Trade began when Portuguese interests in Africa moved away from the legendary deposits of gold to a much more readily available commodity – slaves‚ around the mid-fifteenth century. The plantation economies of the New World were built on slave labour. Seventy percent of the slaves brought to the new world were used to produce sugar‚ the most labour-intensive crop. The rest were employed harvesting coffee‚ cotton‚ and tobacco‚ and

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    Stecy Mbemba Preamble: I‚ Stecy Mbemba‚ declare my independence from technology for all concerened persons to read. Technology should be a source to make like easier for me‚ instead it is destroying my life. I’m afraid of ruining my life because of the “little” mistakes I make now. Philosophical Foundation: My addiction to technology has caused me to miss out on wonderful oppertunitites‚ and will have an impact on my future. In

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    Alfonso 1 of the Kongo Kingdom The king of Portugal had been receiving a series of letters sent by the king of the Kongo‚ Alfonso 1‚ asking that his people would not be taken as slaves anymore. The slaves taken by Portuguese slave traders went on the middle passage to Brazil which had just been colonized. On the voyage the soon to be slaves experienced many diseases such as smallpox and scurvy. The people sent to be slaves on the ships died by the hundreds. Alfonso 1 of the Kongo kingdom had

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