Trans-Atlantic Slave Trade & Imperialism
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Trans-Atlantic Slave Trade
& ImperialismThe Devastation of a Continent
History of the trade Slavery has existed
in Africa throughout history
Slavery was on a much smaller scale
Slavery was not hereditary
Profit from Slavery Sugar made slavery profitable Huge profits for Europe from slave labor Made industrialization possible
Results of the Slave Trade Population
reduced by about 15 million
Increased tribal warfare
Results of African Trade Trans-Sahara
trade (gold- salt trade) destroyed
Coastal African states became rich at the expense of the interior
End of the Slave trade 1772 British
abolished the slave trade
Early 1800s most other European powers stopped slave trade
Ended in Americas in 1880s
Missionaries Missionaries
came to spread Christianity and wipe out slave raids
Built schools, hospitals, and churches
Missionaries in Africa Looked down on
Africans
Often misunderstood African culture and traditions
Viewed Africans as “savages”
ImperialismA nation’s policy of extending its power and dominion over
other nations by using force or indirect economic or political
control
Reasons for Imperialism Gain power
and prestige
Natural resources
Market to sell goods to
Imperialism Spread Traders put
pressure on European governments
Africans were forced to sign treaties giving up control
Imperialism Spread Tribal chiefs
asked Europeans to exert control
Europeans refused to leave
Imperialism Changes Africa… Arbitrary
boundaries
Africans forced to pay taxes
Natural resources exploited
Imperialism Changes Africa Best farmland
taken by Europeans
African political systems were changed
Education and infrastructure improved