African Slave Trade

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When did Price Henry sail to Africa?

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Early 1400's

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He sent explorers to map West Africa, and find kingdoms rich with gold.

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Prince Henry of Portugal

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When did Bartholomew Dias sail around Africa?

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1488

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Sailed around the sourthern tip of Africa.

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Bartholomew Dias

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When did Vasco da Gama reach India by sea?

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1498

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Reached Indea by Sea.

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Vasco da Gama

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________ and other ________ _______ built trading stations on the coast of West Africa.

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Portugal / European nations

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Traded between Europeans and West Africans (early on.)

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Fish, sugarcane, ivory, gold, pepper

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Europeans also brought Africa _______ ________, bent upon converting the natives.

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Christian missionaries

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Europeans brought a few Africans as slaves in...

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the early 1400's

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Demand for slaves grew as....

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Europeans began to settle in the Americas.

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By _____ European plantations in Americas needed slave labor: ____ ____ didn't work well due to their weak immune systems.

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1700 / Native Americans

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Forcing people into slavery began in the ____s.

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1500's

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Since ancient times, slaves in africa were ______ __ ___ or sold themselves into slavery. They were often ____ __ ___ ____________, and treated as _____ rather than property.

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captured in war / part of the community / servants

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______ introduced slavery on a massive scale.

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Europeans

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The height of the slave trade in the ____s.... almost ________ Africans were brought to the Americas.

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1700's / 60,000

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Many did not survive the _______ ________ across the Atlantic.

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Middle Passage

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______ ran rampant in slave cargo holds. This was a ___, ____ migration.

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Disease / vast, forced

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As the ______ for slaves grew, so did the ______.

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demand / profits

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By the _____ a vast trade netweork developed - _____ were the cargo. This linked _____, _______, and ________ together in a triangle.

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1600's / people / Europe, West Africa, and Americas

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________ took root due to slavery. It was used to justify the _____ _________ of slaves.

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Racism / cruel treatment

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Europeans counted on help from ____ _________ ______. They paid for slaves with ____ and ___ __________ _____.

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local African rulers / guns / other manufactured goods

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Armed with ____, African slave traders attached villages, taking prisoners. Many captives tried to resist - some organized ______ while others _____ _____________.

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guns / rebellions / jumped overboard

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Over the ____ years of the slave trade some ___________ Africans died of disease on the Middle Passage

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400 / 2-3 million

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Europe traded ____ and _________ ______ to Africans in exchange for _____. The Americas then traded ___, _______, and _______ to Europe for slaves.

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guns / manufactured goods / rice, tobacco, and sugar(cane)

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Christian African ruler _____ ______ asked the Portugese to stop slave trade in _____.

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King Affonso / 1526

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_______ groups formed in the _____s. _______ _____ spoke out against the evils of slavery.

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Abolitionist / Former slaves

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Britain outlawed the slave trade in _____, and convinced other nations to do the same. However, many slaves were still _________ to the Americas.

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1807 / smuggled

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Britain banned slavery in it's empire in _____. Slavery caused the _____ ____ and was banned in the U.S. in _____.

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1833 / Civil War / 1865

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As Europe ______ the need for slaves decreased. Africa was disrupted by war. The ______ and ________ attacked neighbors for slaves. They exchanged them for _____ and began to build _______.

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industrialized / Ashanti Dahomey / guns / kingdoms

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When slave traders raided small villages, they took healthy _____/______. Without these hands to harveset and plant, communities faced _______. There were similar impacts in _______ ________.

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men and women / disaster / East Africa

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The scattering of people

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Diaspora

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The survivors struggled to keep their _______ and ______ alive.

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cultures and beliefs

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African customs which enriched other regions

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Musical traditions, proverbs, food, religion, art

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As slavery was _________, some Africans wanted to return to the homes of their ______.

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abolished / ancestors

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Colony set up by England in West Africa

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Sierra Leone in 1787

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Set up by the U.S. in 1847

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Liberia in 1847

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Gustavus Vassa's slave name

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Olaudah Equiano

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Slaves sent to Americas between 1500 and 1800

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10-15 million

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Traded by Portugese at small trading stations on the coast of West Africa

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fish, sugar, ivory, gold, pepper

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Whites thought Africans were inferior because they were not __________ and were _________.

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Christian / uncivilized

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American religious group advocating for abolition

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the Quakers

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The biggest destination of slaves in 1800

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Brazil - 1/3 of slaves

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What percentage of slaves went to British North America and the United States?

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5.2%

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2 other cultures which suffered from diaspora...

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Jewish and Irish (potato famine)

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When slave traders raided small villages, they took healthy _____/______. Without these hands to harveset and plant, communities faced _______. There were similar impacts in _______ ________.

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men and women / disaster / East Africa

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The scattering of people

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Diaspora

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The survivors struggled to keep their _______ and ______ alive.

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cultures and beliefs

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African customs which enriched other regions

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Musical traditions, proverbs, food, religion, art

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As slavery was _________, some Africans wanted to return to the homes of their ______.

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abolished / ancestors

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Colony set up by England in West Africa

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Sierra Leone in 1787

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Set up by the U.S. in 1847

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Liberia in 1847

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Gustavus Vassa's slave name

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Olaudah Equiano

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Slaves sent to Americas between 1500 and 1800

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10-15 million

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Traded by Portugese at small trading stations on the coast of West Africa

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fish, sugar, ivory, gold, pepper

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Whites thought Africans were inferior because they were not __________ and were ___________.

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Christian / uncivilized

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An American religious group supporting Abolition.

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the Quakers

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2 other peoples who suffered from diaspora....

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the Jewish and the Irish (potato famine)

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The biggest destination of slaves in 1800....

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Brazil, 1/3 of slaves

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Percentage of slaves who came to British North America and the United States.

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5.2%