Assess the impact of the atlantic slave trade on w. africa up to the 1800
Download as PPTX, PDF2 likes5,285 views
The document discusses how the trans-Atlantic slave trade negatively impacted Africa socially, politically, economically, and culturally. It robbed Africa of its human resources, destroying the labor force and straining the economy. It increased conflicts as African groups captured their own people for the Europeans. Over time it led to the loss of many cultural practices and the formation of new languages. Politically it contributed to instability as weapons were distributed and alliances formed around the slave trade. Some African kings grew powerful from it, but the capturing of slaves was usually violent.
Assess the impact of the atlantic slave trade on w. africa up to the 1800
- 2. “…Coffee, chocolate and tea- All had a naturally bitter taste. What made them palatable to Europeans was the addition of sugar. Without (Slavery) there would have been no sugar…” James Walvin
- 4. They were familiar with hardship or hard labour. They were accustomed to the system of slavery since there was already the existence of slavery in Africa. They were strong and durable. Meaning they were accustomed to the hot weather or climate conditions in the Americas.
- 5. The were skilled men and women. Also, they were familiar with farming and agriculture.
- 6. Africa was affected Socially, Politically and Economically during the Atlantic Slave Trade.
- 7. Increased insecurity, distrust and high level of conflicts among African groups: as the Africans were capturing and selling their own people into slavery to please the Europeans. Language: the language of many African tribes were mixed with European language thereby forming new languages. One such language is the Swahili.(Warshaw, 1986)
- 8. Cultural Erasure: the loss of their cultural beliefs or practices over a period of time. (Mohammad 2004) Cultural Diversity, Cultural Retention, Culture Renewal and Hybridization.
- 9. Trans-Atlantic Slave Trade contributed to the instability as well as the expansion of politics in Africa. There was the distribution of ammunition in Central and West Africa which helped with the military and political supremacy of tribes in Africa. Political Alliances were betrayed between slave traders and African leaders. These Alliances enabled the rulers to establish authority over their counterparts.
- 10. It had a negative impact on the economic development as Africa was being robbed of its most important resource: Human Resource, which was being exploited. This trade destroyed the labor force creating insecurity and instability in the economy of Africa. It affected Agriculture and mining in that the remaining people had no veal to revive the economy any more. Also, it must be known that the Trans-Atlantis Slave Trade strained Africa of her most productive man power ( ages 15-35). Structural transformation: Shift in Economy from Agricultural Economy to Industrial Economy. (Inikori, ) Increase dependency on European goods. As European demand grew for products such as sugar, tobacco, rice, indigo, and cotton, and as more New World lands became available for European use, the need for plantation labor increased.
- 11. Some kings prospered, and entire kingdoms developed around the Slave Trade.
- 12. The original capturing of slaves were almost always violent. As the Europeans demand grew, African Chieftains prepared raids against sister tribes. Others launched wars specifically for the purpose of capturing slaves.
- 18. Michael L. Conniff and Thomas J. Davis, Africans in the Americas(New York, 1994) Steven Warshaw, HBJ Social Studies; The World Past and Present, (California 1986) Jennnifer Mohammad, Cape Caribbean Studies, ( 2004) Eric Nadine G. Atkinson David V.C. Browne, Atlantic Interactions Professor Rex Nettleford. Joseph E. Inikori, The slave trade and Atlantic Economies 1451-1870.