PPT-The Trans-Atlantic Slave Trade

Barbara Anderson African Studies Center UNCChapel Hill November 2013 bandersonuncedu httpafricauncedu How did the transAtlantic slave trade begin Why did Europeans choose Africans. L/O – . To discover who benefited from the slave trade and to identify the arguments used to defend it. Starter. – . Which groups of people profited from the Slave Trade? Think about what was brought and sold. 1500-1850. The Atlantic slave trade involved the largest intercontinental migration of people in world history prior to the 20th century. Ask yourself:. What is slavery? Why did/does it happen? . When it all started… . 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.. (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 . 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 . L/O – . To discover who benefited from the slave trade and to identify the arguments used to defend it. Starter. – . Which groups of people profited from the Slave Trade? Think about what was brought and sold. Bell Ringer. Write a short story in the . first. person about being captured by aliens. Be sure to include a description of the aliens and your reaction to being abducted.. After today…. Students should understand why millions of African slaves were sent to the Americas.. 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. 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. Forced Migration of Millions . 1575 - 1888. The Demand: Labor in the New World. Conquistadors, work, and disease. Up to 85% of the total native American population is killed. #1 Cause: disease. following disease, execution & overwork caused massive numbers of deaths. A U.S. Perspective. Prepared by the Trans-Atlantic Business Council. Trade volume/day. $2.7 billion. The U.S.-EU . Economic . Relationship: Key Facts. 3.8 million EU foreign affiliate jobs in the U.S.. Lasted from about 1500 to 1866. About 12.5 million Africans taken from their societies. About 10.7 million made it to the Americas. About 1.8 million (14.4%) died during the transatlantic crossing. Millions more died in the process of capture and transport to the African coast . LO – TSWBAT explain the reasons for the development of the transatlantic slave trade and the spread of slavery in North America. . DOL - Given a population graph for the Chesapeake, TLW write a paragraph explaining two reasons for the development of the transatlantic slave trade and one reason for the growth of slavery in the late 17. Lesson 5. History of African Slavery. Slavery has existed since antiquity. It became common in Africa after the Bantu migrations spread agriculture to all parts of the continent. History of African Slavery.