1. It's Impact on Africa & the World
The Transatlantic
Slave Trade
It's Impact on Africa & the World

2. What caused the slave trade and what impact did it have on history?
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What caused the slave trade and what impact did it have on history?
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5. Portuguese Slave Trade
Portugal explored West Coast of Africa
Established commercial trading post on Islands off coast of Africa--these will become Holding Factories
Goree Island

6. Slave Wars
Dutch, British & French compete with Portuguese for control of slave trade.
African Ethnic Groups begin wars to conquer territory & enslave enemies.

7. Bight of Benin
between about 1 million people were captured along the Bight of Benin

11. Goree Island Off Coast of Senegal slave port for 300 years
exported over 10% of all slaves taken to the Americas
17 battles fought to control Goree

12. In the Fortress Slaves were branded manacled to the walls
fed on bread & water
held for 2 weeks to 2 months

13. Middle Passage
11-15 million slaves survive the journey to the Americas
no one knows how many died being captured & transported--60 million?

14. Slave warehouses
Once slaves reached Caribbean they were sold to plantations or held in warehouses to be shipped to North or South America

15. Where were they sent?
22%
33%
20% 5%
12% 7%

16. In South America Coffee , tobacco, & sugar plantations mining for
gold, silver & gem

17. In Caribbean Sugar Plantations
Europe’s craving for sugar was the # 1 reason for the transatlantic slave trade

18. Slave Revolts

19. Revolts on board ships
240 known slave revolts that took place during the Middle Passage
Amistad revolt in July of 1839 was one of few successful revolts
Portrait of Cinque

20. Slave revolts in colonies
250 recorded incidents of slave rebellions in the Americas
Stono Rebellion in South Carolina, 1739
Haiti, 1793

21. Abolition Movement

22. Olaudah Equiano
His autobiography inspired others to start abolition movement

23. English Abolitionism Lead by Granville Sharp
English abolished slavery in 1830
took leading role in stopping transatlantic slave trade

24. Brazilian Antislave Movement
Led by Joaquim Nabuco & Antonio Alves
Law of the Womb in 1871
Golden Law in 1888

25. Diaspora
The forced scattering of African people across the world and the spread of African culture.

26. How was African Slave Trade Different from previous forms of Slavery?
Racism
Hereditary
Slave were property, not people> No legal protections.

27. Impact of slave trade 10-15 million dead
suffering of the enslaved people
European power & wealth increased
weakened Africa, allowing Europe to conquer Continent in 19th century
Diaspora