The Atlantic slave Trade and the formation of African communities in the Caribbean and Brazil
Most countries of the European continent had known slaves early in the formation of their societies. Some reports say that slavery in Europe existed since the late 1400’s, but in a small dimension. During that time, slaves could only be found in family houses, they used to work as house holders, cook for the family and do all the domestic services of the house. After a few years, the Europeans felt the need to have more people working for them. Because they had a very small population, they decided to travel to Africa and take people by force to work for them. France, England, Spain, and Portugal were some of the colonies involved in the slave trade. …show more content…
Portugal colonized many countries in Africa, including Angola. They arrived in the Angolan cost and forced people from there to become slaves. Most of the slaves that the Portuguese took to Brazil and to other countries came from Angola. Millions of Angolans were forced to leave their country and family and go on very risky journey to Brazil by ship. They were transported in very bad conditions with no food or drink, no air, or space. Some of the slaves died along the way, and when they got sick no one would take care of them. In the history of slavery, Brazil was the country that most received slaves from Africa which was around 4 millions of …show more content…
The farm owners needed slaves to go to the mines, dig and take gold from there but they did not want to do the hard work. They only wanted to get some the benefits from others works. Among the slaves, men were the majority and the most wanted, women were few, and children were not needed. If one slave, for instance, got hurt he should be replaced immediately so that the work did not have to stop. The slaves were the major population of the city; they were actually the ones that ran the city. They were the traders and the
Most countries of the European continent had known slaves early in the formation of their societies. Some reports say that slavery in Europe existed since the late 1400’s, but in a small dimension. During that time, slaves could only be found in family houses, they used to work as house holders, cook for the family and do all the domestic services of the house. After a few years, the Europeans felt the need to have more people working for them. Because they had a very small population, they decided to travel to Africa and take people by force to work for them. France, England, Spain, and Portugal were some of the colonies involved in the slave trade. …show more content…
Portugal colonized many countries in Africa, including Angola. They arrived in the Angolan cost and forced people from there to become slaves. Most of the slaves that the Portuguese took to Brazil and to other countries came from Angola. Millions of Angolans were forced to leave their country and family and go on very risky journey to Brazil by ship. They were transported in very bad conditions with no food or drink, no air, or space. Some of the slaves died along the way, and when they got sick no one would take care of them. In the history of slavery, Brazil was the country that most received slaves from Africa which was around 4 millions of …show more content…
The farm owners needed slaves to go to the mines, dig and take gold from there but they did not want to do the hard work. They only wanted to get some the benefits from others works. Among the slaves, men were the majority and the most wanted, women were few, and children were not needed. If one slave, for instance, got hurt he should be replaced immediately so that the work did not have to stop. The slaves were the major population of the city; they were actually the ones that ran the city. They were the traders and the