PPT-The Atlantic Slave Trade

Lasted from about 1500 to 1866 About 125 million Africans taken from their societies About 107 million made it to the Americas About 18 million 144 died during the transatlantic crossing Millions more died in the process of capture and transport to the African coast . By . 1500. Slavery . had . mostly died . out in . Western Europe. .. Elsewhere, still common.. Participation of . all. races:. African blacks. : capturing from other tribes; internal transport; sale at major African slave markets.. . Known, collectively, as . Bulls of Donation. This bull is credited . by many historians with “ushering in the West African slave trade”. Some . historians view . the 3 bulls . together as extending the theological legacy of Pope Urban II’s Crusades to justify European colonization and expansionism. (Continued). 03/10/13. Islamic Slave Trade? A misnomer?. If transatlantic trade has not been called “Christian slave trade”, then it would be more appropriate to use . Arab/. P. ersian slave trade . Barbara Anderson. African Studies Center, UNC-Chapel Hill. November 2013. b_anderson@unc.edu. . . http://africa.unc.edu/. . How did the trans-Atlantic slave trade begin?. Why did Europeans choose Africans?. Margin Review Questions. What drove European involvement in the world of Asian commerce?. Desire . for tropical spices, Chinese silk, Indian cottons, rhubarb, emeralds, rubies, and . sapphires. Recovery . In the Beginning. Portugal’s Prince Henry was looking for a sea route around Africa to India. West African Kingdoms had an abundance or gold and other resources. Small trading stations on Africa’s western coast. The Beginning. Factories:. Established trading forts allowing trade from the interior. Much is established with the consent of the African people.. El Mina. Missionary efforts. Europeans saw the Africans as pagan savages (just like the saw everyone else). Forced removal of Africans. African culture became one of the important strands in the development of American civilizations.. Islam consolidated its position in sub-Saharan and east Africa. Most of Africa remain independent states. Pre-Existing Slave Trade. Trans-Saharan trade routes (Red Sea and East African) had been trading slaves for centuries throughout the Middle East and Northern Africa. Mostly women: traded as concubines for harems; domestic servants. Unit 5: The Economy of Resources. What do you think? . What is . Slavery?. Slavery is when a person owns or has complete control of another person or people.. The . African Slave . Trade was . a. mass involuntary migration . Conceptual Frameworks. Historical Background. The Slave Trade’s Diversity. A Case Study of the Slave Trade. Africa in the Era of the Transatlantic Slave Trade. Conceptual Frameworks. Historical Background. Source: Mastering the TEKs in World History. Jarrett, Zimmer, Killoran. . They couldn’t just find directions on Google Maps…. The goods introduced to Europe during the crusades and the writings of Marco Polo had increased European interest in trade with Asia. . Slave Trade. The idea of making someone less wealthy or less fortunate a bound servant is not new, but the degree to which the institution of slavery chained Africans was incomparable in world history. Learning objective . – to . understand how the slave trade worked and its key components.. I can . describe. the key . features of th. e slave trade. .. Level 4. I can . e. xplain . the key . features of the slave trade and how they worked..