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What were portuguese factories?
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In 1487, Portuguese sailors started setting up what became to be Factories. The Factories were forts and trading posts that had resident merchants. The Trading that was done was most often done with local leaders
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What was El Mina?
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El mina was the most significant of the Factories. It was located on the gold coast of Africa. It traded some of the most valuable items like slaves from the interior, ivory, pepper, animal skins, gold
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Who was Nzinga Mavembai?
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He was the ruler of the people of the Kongo. He and his family converted to Christianity via Christian Missionairies. Soon after his conversion, the rest of his kingdom converts.
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What was Luanda?
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Luanda was a Portuguese colony settled in the 1570's. It was the basis for the colony of Angola
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What was the mortality rate of slaves crossing the atlantic?
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20%
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How many slaves had been shipped acrost the atlantic from 1450-1850? What were they being used for?
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A.) about 12,000,000
B.) Sugar Plantations |
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What happenned in 1637?
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The Dutch seized El Mina from the Portuguese. This began the Dutch slave Trade
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How much of the population in 1860 are slaves?
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It's 80% of the population of the British and French Carribbean.
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What was the Royal African Company?
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It was a company that was established in 1660's, in Africa by the British. It was responsible for securing slaves for the British West Indies and fostering trade. It is the African equivelant of the British East Indies Trading Company.
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What is Triangular Trade?
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Triangular trade was the trade between America, Africa and Europe where Slaves would be sent from America. Then American raw goods would be sent to Europe for processing and profit. Then European goods would be sent to Africa.
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How did Europeans justify slavery?
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They justified it by saying that it already existed in Africa when they got there.
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What were the Asante?
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The Asante were a coastal tribe located on the Gold Coast (Ghana). It was started by the Akan people. They were a matrilineal people.
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Who was Osei Tutu?
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Osei Tutu was the leader of the Asante people. He used European firearms as a way of obtaining more slaves, wealth and power.
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What was the Asanthene?
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It was the title given to the Asante leader. Started by Osei Tutu, it gave the person who possessed that title supreme civil and religious power. It was used to overcome clan organization and establish leadership
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What were the Dahomey? What were some Characteristics?
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The Dahomey were a 17th century Kingdom of the Western African Coast. They were known for their fierce and brutal leadership based on African Slave Trade. They had artisan guilds that were based on bronze, wood and ivory.
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What is Zanzibar?
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Zanzibar was a Swahili, Indian, and Arabian colony. Merchants established a European style plantation based on the clove spice. Slaves were used in Zanzibar. By 1870 the court had over 4,000 slaves
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What was the Dutch East India Company?
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It was a company established in 1652 in Cape Colony. It was used as a provisioning post for Asian Trade Expeditions. It eventually causes the use and need for slavery.
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Who were the Boers?
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The Boers were Dutch settlers, who settled in Cape Colony, whose expansion eventually leads to conflict with the Native Africans
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Who were the Afrikanners?
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The Afrikaaners were people of a mixed Dutch, German and Birtish colonies
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What happenned in 1834?
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The British outlaw slavery in England, its colonies, etc.
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What was the Mfecane?
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It was the wars of Crushing and wandering caused by the Zulu's expansion. It was mainly a competition for land and resources. It eventually leads to the creation of Swaziland and Lesotho
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What were some Characteristics of slavery?
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It led to the destruction of villages, prisoners of war, separation from family and friends, forced marches and slave pens
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What were saltwater slaves?
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They were African born slaves with paticularly dark skin.
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What were Creole slaves?
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They were American born slaves with a typically lighter skin. Often caused by the exploitation of African women. Creole slaves were allowed to have more opportunities, opportunities at emancipation and acquire labor skills
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What happened in 1807?
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It was the end of the slave trade.
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What was the Great Trek?
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It was the movement of Boers from South Africa to more Northern Parts of Africa in 1834; due to the banishment of slave trade.
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