Ever wondered what the Transatlantic Slave Trade was? Or how it began? The Transatlantic slave trade started because of the Industrial Revolution. The Industrial Revolution developed in the 18th century in Britain. Impacted many people and had an enormous impact on society. The Industrial Revolution had a clear result of urbanisation (when people move to the city to get jobs). It also caused the slave trade, emigration and convict transportation. The Industrial Revolution caused many people to lose their jobs and they were desperate for money to support themselves and their family. This caused crime to increase tremendously.
Europeans discovered the New World which was America and they were in need of workers who would produce the crops such …show more content…
This was because of the slave trade. Europeans started to ‘capture’ the Africans so they can take them back to Europe and work as slaves. European’s decided to do this because when they first saw the lifestyle of Africans they thought they were uncivilised because they didn’t have the modern technology at that time. The African slaves were taken to the Middle East and other parts of the world too. These African captives had a journey that crossed the Sahara and reached Europe and other destinations from North Africa, or they were transported across the Indian …show more content…
Packed tightly on the ship and was described as, ‘books stacked on a bookshelf.’ The Africans had no idea what was happening and they were really scared and clueless as they were randomly taken from their lifestyle and country, chained down onto a ship and taken to another country. It was hard for them to communicate as they were from different cultures. They had to go to the bathroom wherever they could, this caused many people to die because of the diseases going around. Many did not survive this journey and it is stated that one in five died, some committed suicide as they believed that dying was better than living as a slave. This is shown through Olaudah Equiano’s first hand account written in 1789.
Slaves were used as cheap labour resulting the employers to become or maintain their wealthiness. This caused many more Africans to be captured from their home country. Before they were sold, they were ‘seasoned’ to look healthy and strong to auction them off at higher prices. Their strength and abilities contributed to the prices they sold
Europeans discovered the New World which was America and they were in need of workers who would produce the crops such …show more content…
This was because of the slave trade. Europeans started to ‘capture’ the Africans so they can take them back to Europe and work as slaves. European’s decided to do this because when they first saw the lifestyle of Africans they thought they were uncivilised because they didn’t have the modern technology at that time. The African slaves were taken to the Middle East and other parts of the world too. These African captives had a journey that crossed the Sahara and reached Europe and other destinations from North Africa, or they were transported across the Indian …show more content…
Packed tightly on the ship and was described as, ‘books stacked on a bookshelf.’ The Africans had no idea what was happening and they were really scared and clueless as they were randomly taken from their lifestyle and country, chained down onto a ship and taken to another country. It was hard for them to communicate as they were from different cultures. They had to go to the bathroom wherever they could, this caused many people to die because of the diseases going around. Many did not survive this journey and it is stated that one in five died, some committed suicide as they believed that dying was better than living as a slave. This is shown through Olaudah Equiano’s first hand account written in 1789.
Slaves were used as cheap labour resulting the employers to become or maintain their wealthiness. This caused many more Africans to be captured from their home country. Before they were sold, they were ‘seasoned’ to look healthy and strong to auction them off at higher prices. Their strength and abilities contributed to the prices they sold