UNIT 3- SLAVERY

INTRODUCTION THE EUROPEAN COUNTRIES WHICH LED THE WAY IN EXPLORING AND EVENTUALLY CONQUERING AFRICA WERE: PORTUGAL SPAIN NETHERLANDS ENGLAND FRANCE

INTRODUCTION THE LEADING COUNTRY OF EUROPEAN CONQUEST WAS: PORTUGAL

INTRODUCTION TO SPREAD CHRISTIANITY IN AFRICA TO TRADE THE MOTIVATION OF PORTUGUSE CAPTAINS TO EXPLORE AFRICA WAS: TO SPREAD CHRISTIANITY IN AFRICA TO TRADE

INTRODUCTION European countries had interest in other countries such as India, China, Japan, and the East Indian islands (modern Indonesia and Malaysia).

INTRODUCTION The purpose of Christopher Columbus’ travels was to reach those eastern regions. The country of Spain gave him the money to make his trip to India.

CHRISTOPHER COLUMBUS The mistake Columbus made was underestimating the size of the earth. Attempting to reach India by travelling west, he accidentally ended up in a place he NEVER knew existed.

INTRODUCTION The result in the failed attempt in enslaving the Native Americans was the need for additional laborers- which became the Africans and the Atlantic slave trade.

INTRODUCTION

SLAVERY –PART I

Slavery – PART I When and why did European nations decide that they really needed slave labor?

PART 1 In the 1500’s, Europeans decided they really needed slave labor when they expanded into the Americas.

Explain the difference between Native Americans as slaves versus Africans as slaves.

SLAVERY - PART I Unlike the Native American slaves, the Africans were less likely to die from the European diseases or to successfully hide. African slaves were already familiar with the European farming methods.

Tell WHY the system called the Atlantic slave trade was able to occur.

PART I The Atlantic slave trade was able to occur because of the growing demand for workers.

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What places did African slaves get transported to other than America?

SLAVERY Other than America, African slaves were also taken to Hispaniola, Cuba, and Brazil.

Tell how the “triangular trade” got its name?

SLAVERY The name “triangular trade” received its name because the trade routes across the Atlantic Ocean formed a triangular pattern.

THE AFRICAN HOLOCAUST TEACHABLE MOMENT The term triangular trade doesn’t necessarily show respect to the lives of African people who were involved. IT WAS REALLY A HOLOCAUST ….. THE AFRICAN HOLOCAUST

NO DISRESPECT TO THE JEWISH HOLOCAUST

HOLOCAUST - destruction or slaughter on a mass scale. DEFINITION HOLOCAUST - destruction or slaughter on a mass scale.

What is the Middle Passage?

THE MIDDLE PASSAGE The Middle Passage was the journey African slaves took to the Americas. Millions of Africans were captured and put aboard ships to become slaves forever.

Briefly explain the role of “middlemen” within the slave system.

MIDDLEMEN Middlemen were actual Africans who travelled into the interior of Africa to get slaves and sell them to Europeans who awaited them at trading post on the coast.

What experience did Olaudah Equiano share to help readers understand the horrors of the slave trade?

OLAUDAH EQUIANO Equiano shared his experiences of being paced upon a slave ship and the fear he felt. He mentioned how his fear and anguish caused him to faint.

Why do you suppose slave ship captains overcrowded ships?

SLAVERY Slave ship captains overcrowded their ships to maximize the profit made from selling slaves. Many slaves died just in transporting them on the Middle Passage because of the horrific conditions.

How did some African show their discontent with becoming a slave while aboard slave ships?

SLAVERY Some Africans showed their displeasure by causing uprisings and fighting back while on the slave ship.

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SLAVERY The Atlantic slave trade lasted for over 400 years. Approximately 9, 395, 000 Africans were distributed in the Atlantic slave trade. Of that number 453, 000 were brought to North America. Brazil saw the most slaves brought to their region.

How did some African show their discontent with becoming a slave while aboard slave ships?

RESULTS OF THE SLAVE TRADE The labor of slaves helped to strengthen the economies of many colonies. The spread of African culture and traditions around the world.

Define what the African diaspora is.

SLAVERY The African diaspora is the scattering of people of African descent throughout the Americas.