The African Slave Trade

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Objectives: 38. Compare early use of slaves in Africa to slave usage after

the discovery of the Americas.

39. Describe the triangular trade that developed in the 16th and 17th centuries.

40. Recognize causes of the increase of slaves exported to the Americas.

41. Portray the hardships of slaves aboard the Middle Passage.

42. Explain the hardships faced by slaves in the New World.

43. Recognize the effects the slave trade had on African civilizations.

44. Distinguish the areas of African culture that were mostly unaffected by Europeans.

38. Compare early use of slaves in Africa to slave usage after the

discovery of the Americas.

In the 15th century, slaves were used mostly as domestic servants in Southwest Asia and in some parts of Europe.

38. Compare early use of slaves in Africa to slave usage after the

discovery of the Americas.In the 1490s, the

discovery of the Americas prompted an increase in the demand for slaves.

With the introduction of sugarcane plantations, the need for laborers increased dramatically.

Plantations are large, agricultural estates.

39. Describe the triangular trade that developed in the 16th and 17th

centuries.

As a result of the growth of colonies and the slave trade, the triangular trade developed.

The triangular trade was a trade pattern that connected Africa, Europe, and the Americas.

40. Recognize causes of the increase of slaves exported to the Americas.

Why were so many slaves brought to the Americas?

• The growth of plantations for sugarcane, tobacco, cotton, etc.

• The decreasing population of natives that could be used as slaves

• Because so many slaves died on the Middle Passage, thousands were brought to be sure some survived

40. Recognize causes of the increase of slaves exported to the Americas.

41. Portray the hardships of slaves aboard the Middle Passage.

41. Portray the hardships of slaves aboard the Middle Passage.

On the Middle Passage:

• Slaves were kept in the hold, chained together

• Very little personal space

• Lack of food, water, and sanitation

• Sickness and death were common

The Middle Passage

42. Explain the hardships faced by slaves in the New World.

Life did not get better when slaves survived the trip along the Middle Passage:

• Slave were auctioned off to the highest bidder• Families were divided• Slaves worked long hours, with little breaks,

performing hard labor in the hot temperature• Slaves were discouraged to gain any sort of

education

43. Recognize the effects the slave trade had on African civilizations.

The slave trade had various effects on African culture. These included:

• Depopulation of some areas of Africa• Depriving communities of strongest men

and women • Increased warfare in Africa• Corruption developed in Africa, learned by

the Europeans that participated in the slave trade

44. Distinguish the areas of African culture that were mostly unaffected by

Europeans.

Despite the changes to African culture that took place due to the slave trade, some areas of African culture remained unchanged:

• Political systems – Africans continued to live mostly in small political units, leaving authority to a village leader

• Religion – While Europeans brought Christianity to Africa, Islam expanded faster, and over a larger area of Africa

45. Compare the successes of European nations in dominating the Indonesian Archipelago versus mainland Asia.

Indonesian Archipelago

• Less political unity• Goods were so

valuable, Europeans were more determined to work with them

Mainland States

• Had strong monarchies that resisted foreign relationships

• Religious differences led to removal of Europeans, or limits to their interaction

As a result, the Dutch, French, British Portuguese were able to control the Indonesian Archipelago, while they were limited to trading along the coast of mainland states such as China, Vietnam and Burma.