Enslavement In The 17th and 18th Centuries:
The specific amount of people who were taken from Africa and across the Atlantic in the 17th and 18th centuries is nonexistent. Historians have run into complications with figuring out the exact numbers, however, there are estimates. In both centuries, there is the high possibility of the numbers being off from the true amount due to the deaths that came along with shipping slaves in such unsanitary ships with no food. Which ultimately lead to illness on these ships and in such confined spaces it could spread amongst slaves quickly. There are untold numbers of how many slaves died without reaching the Americas; however, 20 million is the lowest number for the total loss of slaves during the transatlantic trade. Aside from those who didn’t make it, the estimated number for those who did were 9 to …show more content…
The slave trade had an extremely negative impact on Africa. They became a part of the Atlantic System to enhance their status amongst the Europeans and to obtain weapons for protection, however, the system backfired on them. There was a lot of cultural damage because new items from foreign countries were being introduced such as alcohol, which made them willing to betray their own race. The trade opened up the door to racism and objectification of African people because they were being treated like products rather than humans. Local businesses began to shut down because all the business was being taken to the triangle trade and due to selling at least 12.5 million of their people into slavery Africa suffered from depopulation. Most of these people also happened to be men who played a large role being workers. Without them, economic issues grew larger and more violence came along with it. The more weapons they had the more violence there was and children ended up being included in wars and raids. The amount of violence caused many deaths and
The specific amount of people who were taken from Africa and across the Atlantic in the 17th and 18th centuries is nonexistent. Historians have run into complications with figuring out the exact numbers, however, there are estimates. In both centuries, there is the high possibility of the numbers being off from the true amount due to the deaths that came along with shipping slaves in such unsanitary ships with no food. Which ultimately lead to illness on these ships and in such confined spaces it could spread amongst slaves quickly. There are untold numbers of how many slaves died without reaching the Americas; however, 20 million is the lowest number for the total loss of slaves during the transatlantic trade. Aside from those who didn’t make it, the estimated number for those who did were 9 to …show more content…
The slave trade had an extremely negative impact on Africa. They became a part of the Atlantic System to enhance their status amongst the Europeans and to obtain weapons for protection, however, the system backfired on them. There was a lot of cultural damage because new items from foreign countries were being introduced such as alcohol, which made them willing to betray their own race. The trade opened up the door to racism and objectification of African people because they were being treated like products rather than humans. Local businesses began to shut down because all the business was being taken to the triangle trade and due to selling at least 12.5 million of their people into slavery Africa suffered from depopulation. Most of these people also happened to be men who played a large role being workers. Without them, economic issues grew larger and more violence came along with it. The more weapons they had the more violence there was and children ended up being included in wars and raids. The amount of violence caused many deaths and