North Africa

about slavery in grade school, we are told that black individuals were brought over from Africa, to work for white men in America. They were often beaten and worked until they couldn’t work anymore, when they would be beaten again. They were traded and sold like they were animals, and it was all because white men wanted them for cheap labor. We were taught that the African Slave Trade was a black mark on North America’s record, that it was inhumane, and did nothing good for society. When I was…

The North and South have always followed different paths and by the mid 1800’s the differences were even more pronounced. The North was becoming more industrial, dedicated to immigration, free labor and supported a federal government. Slavery was not common in the North and it was even banned in some states. The South’s agricultural economy was founded on slavery and cotton and they supported a government that allowed states to make their own rules. Southerners viewed the North and their views…

example, in the American Yawp, said that “northern workers felt that slavery suppressed wages and stole land that could have bend used by poor white Americans to achieve economic independence” (TAY). This quote means that slave has migrate to the north and it is unbalance over the lower class people. In addition, lower white people has a lot of competition in jobs due to that slavery are trying to find a jobs as well. This maybe lead the economy to produce money slowly because most slavery do…

Unlike the North, Southern states did not industrialize and remained primarily rural. The North and the South started to become very different when Elie Wiesel invented the cotton gin. The cotton gin could work as fast as 50 people working by hand. Since cotton could be processed more easily, Southern planters wanted to grow more cotton on fields. White landowners that started a business selling cotton depended on slave labor to plant and pick cotton. Later on, the South only accounted for only…

Economical West Africa and North Africa is where the trans-Saharan trade took place. Trans-Saharan trade was very important. The Kingdom of Mali became unified because of the Trans-Saharan trade. Once a city state, the Kingdom of Mali grew into a prosperous trading city as trade became huge (Voyages in World History, Volume 1, 3rd edition, by Valerie Hansen and Kenneth Curtis, page 312). Social and political The Mali Empire was West Africa’s Ancient Empire. Western African Cities were a…

Africa is a continent to the southeast of North America. It is a continent that accomplished many things. For instants, Nelson Mandela stopped the British apartheid system in South Africa. Another example would be the government and how they have shaped South Africa in a Positive and Negative way. Last but not least, the perception most people have (Based off my perception) is Africa is all desert. Nelson Mandela was an important ingredient to stopping the British apartheid system in South…

pursuit to defend and extend the British Empire, Rhodes placed his interest in gaining control over and revolutionising Africa, particularly South Africa, for he saw its wealth and potential at the time. With the tension brought about by his imperialistic ideologies and motives of rule, he largely contributed to the conflict between the British and the Boer people of South Africa, his choices and actions initiating the war. This essay will provide an insight into Rhodes’ importance in causing…

Africa has vast religious record. The ancient and immense land mass has an extensive history of ever shifting empires, which has led to a diverse religious landscape. Modern day Africa is divided into five regions, each of which has had a unique religious evolution. The western region from where most Atlantic slaves came from is no exception. The indigenous African religion is the oldest on the continent and is still practiced today, a major component of this religion is its oral tradition. Over…

1. Operation Torch Operation Torch is a code name given to an allied operation of the invasion of North Africa, consisted of the France territories , mainly Algiers and Morocco. Historians had argued that Operation Torch and Patton’s role in it as one of the reason why the allies were able to push back the Axis out of Africa, mainly due to the fact of the importance of the operation itself. Operation Torch marks the first campaign in which there exists an Anglo-American cooperation;…

This era was called the Age of Discovery. That era was a time in which Europeans dared to venture beyond the Old World. Before this time, most people knew little information outside of their community no matter if the people lived in Europe, Asia, or Africa. But by the end of the 1400s, knowledge of the world grew rapidly. The increasing of trade, the desire to learn more about the Earth, new inventions, and a more rapid flow of information all combined to make the Great Age of Discovery. But…