15th century‚ after the Portuguese started exploring they discovered Africans‚ they thought they would have goods that we don’t and that we should trade with them. That’s what the Portuguese did‚ they traded salt for gold. Soon after that realizing that the European population was decreasing rapidly because of diseases and other harmful things is when they decided to move Africans to the Americas. This is what led up to the discovery of the African Slave trade in the Atlantic World. Well since the
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The translantic slave trade The best-known triangular trading method is the transatlantic slave trade‚ that operated from the late 16th to early 19th centuries‚ carrying slaves‚ cash crops‚ and manufactured goods between West Africa‚ Caribbean ‚American colonies and Europe. The use of African slaves was key to growing colonial cash crops‚ which were exported to Europe. European goods‚ in turn‚ were used to purchase African slaves‚ which were then brought on the sea lane west from Africa to the
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This chapter ‘North American in the Atlantic World‚ 1640-1720” covers in spite of being taken from Africa‚ the sweat and blood of these Africans contributed to the birth of the beautiful nation that would eventually recognize their descendants as equals. There were people crying for freedom and liberty from tyranny built a nation out of greed and unethical acts. The rapacious desires of a nation to gain wealth and possessions lead to the emotional and psychological trauma of West Africans and African
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the cultures of Europe‚ Africa‚ and the Americas collided in the fifteenth century. The interest in economic growth in Europe‚ an abundance of resources in the Americas‚ and the availability of slaves in Africa created a perfect storm that interrupted some continuities from before. Africa was a patriarchal society. As they participated in the slave trade the male population dropped because of the high demand of male slaves in the Americas. This caused a gender imbalance in Africa‚ forcing many
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colony and decreased their knowledge of disease. By the water ways they would establish their homes to help with the import and export of materials. Now labor was much needed to keep the materials flowing so African slaves were sent to help with labor. This was a part of the triangular trade among Africa‚ northern colonies‚ Britain‚ and the Caribbean. The Northern Colonies were much more stable than Southern colonies They were more focused on the religion and keeping a structured family. There was
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How is the poetry of the 17th century different from the poetry of the 16th century? The poetry of the 16th century and the poetry of the 17th century were mainly lyrical. However‚ this similarity of expressing personal thoughts and feelings did not prevent major differences between both periods whether in themes or in structure. Poetry in Elizabethan time was based on courtly love conventions which included conceits and complements. Themes such as the unattainability of the lady‚ sleeplessness
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African Slave Trade Slaves were always a major trade during the sixteen hundreds to the eighteen hundreds due to the face t that they were beneficial to the growth of sugar cane plantations and mining all around the world except for in the Americas. Angola had not only their African influences‚ but there were also some Portuguese influences to them too. Portuguese‚ in Angola during the sixteen hundreds to the eighteen hundreds‚ imperial societies of slavery and slave trading was unlike one we are
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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 they
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The 16th century was a period of vigorous economic activities within Europe. This expansion in turn played a major role in the many other transformations: social‚ political and cultural of the early modern age. By 1500‚ the population in most areas of Europe was increasing after two centuries of decline or stagnation. The infamous Black Death of 1347 - 50 principally accounts for the huge losses‚ but plagues were recurrent‚ famines frequent‚ wars incessant‚ and social tensions high as the Middle
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In the 16th century‚ many nations in Europe are changed and profit by the many economic growths and changes taken place throughout that period of time. In England‚ a variety of rulers such as King Henry VIII‚ Queen “Bloody” Mary Tudor‚ and Queen Elizabeth I ultimately result in the decline of England’s wealth. Thus‚ resulting in England’s economics to decline with each reign. From trade in the Mediterranean Sea between the Middle East and Europe‚ an exchanging of ideas and products take place such
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