The year 1492 changed the world forever. Christopher Columbus stumbled upon the New World after mistakenly rerouting his course from Asia to a white sandy Island, presently called the Bahamas. He found the area inhabited by man who appeared to be similar to slaves from the Canary Islands. Henceforth, the world would be forever changed by tragedy, the creation a multinational trading industry, and raising Europe to global prominence.
Columbus discovered the new world from a miscalculation about the size of the world. Columbus was to sail and create a westward route to Asia create a trading industry and import spices for food preservation. The Islamic Empire controlled trading post near Europe and refused trade with Europeans. The eternal tragedy of slavery was so different than any other type of slavery in existence. This extremely suppressive form of slavery was responsible for the creation of racial identities and a new world completely dependent upon slaves. The destruction of the new world Indians caused 90% of new world people to disappear within a century of initial contact with Europeans.
Taino Arawaks were …show more content…
The existing slave trade in Africa was comprised of P.O.W. who were sold to Europeans and people convicted of crimes and punished to enslavement. Europeans were able to infiltrate the fragile country by influencing judicial proceedings, exploiting rivalries within African countries and participating in the existing slave trade.
From the 16th century to today Africa still not recovered from the impact of the Slave Trade. When slaves were taken, many were taken from the interior of African and marched to the coast for shipping. Countries were left with skewed sex ratios because most early slaves were men which caused a depopulation, destruction of native industries because men were taken, Political instability, all which have yet to recover from the underdevelopment of the
Columbus discovered the new world from a miscalculation about the size of the world. Columbus was to sail and create a westward route to Asia create a trading industry and import spices for food preservation. The Islamic Empire controlled trading post near Europe and refused trade with Europeans. The eternal tragedy of slavery was so different than any other type of slavery in existence. This extremely suppressive form of slavery was responsible for the creation of racial identities and a new world completely dependent upon slaves. The destruction of the new world Indians caused 90% of new world people to disappear within a century of initial contact with Europeans.
Taino Arawaks were …show more content…
The existing slave trade in Africa was comprised of P.O.W. who were sold to Europeans and people convicted of crimes and punished to enslavement. Europeans were able to infiltrate the fragile country by influencing judicial proceedings, exploiting rivalries within African countries and participating in the existing slave trade.
From the 16th century to today Africa still not recovered from the impact of the Slave Trade. When slaves were taken, many were taken from the interior of African and marched to the coast for shipping. Countries were left with skewed sex ratios because most early slaves were men which caused a depopulation, destruction of native industries because men were taken, Political instability, all which have yet to recover from the underdevelopment of the