The Atlantic

In order to contrast the impact The Atlantic Slave Trade had in Africa and Europe, one must first learn how and why the trade began. The Atlantic Slave Trade is the exchange of African slaves for European slaves, as well as manufactured goods. In return for slaves, Africans traders wanted European and Indian textiles, cowrie shells, metal goods, firearms, alcohol, and decorative figures. This trade is the most profound endurance of human consequences than any other commercial tie. “Between…

I have just completed my study on a ship going through the middle passage of the Atlantic Slave Trade. Its common sense to know that the trade is wrong in the sense of human rights, but after my study I know that the trade is completely inhumane and dangerous for many reasons. Parliament should end the slave trade due to the fact that it is racist, unsanitary, and harmful to the people involved. They will argue that they are profitable and helpful I can strongly argue otherwise. The slave trade…

The Atlantic Slave Trade was a dark time in history. This was a time in which a specific race of people were looked upon as less than human. Monarchs and explorers only cared for their selfish gains which lead to the dehumanization of an entire race of people. From the 1450s to 1870s there were million of humans taken captive and turned into slaves, most from Africa. The absence of humanitarian concern for these people influenced the treatment of slaves in negative ways. These negative ways of…

made it back to Africa was the Amistad? The Atlantic Slave Trade was an exchange of people who were captured from West Africa, to be exchanged for goods or to do hard labor for others. The Atlantic Slave Trade took place in some Parts of West Africa, Europe, and America. It took place between 1500-1900. Some of the people that are the most involved are slaves, Portuguese, slave traders, merchants, and sailors. The slaves were important during the Atlantic slave trade since they were the ones…

One of the most influential events that shaped West Africa was the Trans-Atlantic Slave Trade. Rather than indulging in slaves, Africa was mostly responsible for selling and distributing them. Africans would occasionally have slaves of their own, however during the slave trade, Africa was more or less a slave vendor. Their role as sellers had an astronomical impact on West Africa as a whole. The social, economic and political implications of West Africa completely changed and evolved as a result…

Greetings classmates, The Panama Canal connected the Atlantic to the Pacific. The manifest destiny belief was even put into practice in the 20th-century. The Panama Canal was a representation of the United States' power in the region. The United States did not lose control of the canal until 1999. China is the top exporter and is having a greater influence in the region. Container ships and cruise ships pass through the canals bringing money to the region. The canal gave the United States…

undergraduate education has altered my perspective on the meaning of resilience and defiance in the face of unimaginable oppression. I remember noticing that my high school history teachers never really expressed the full magnitude and severity of the trans-Atlantic slave trade voyages. I decided to explore the middle passage voyage topic in further detail when I entered community college to understand why so many of my teachers seemed to draw little attention to this part of history. I learned…

In the current pages I will be discussing the development of the Atlantic Slave Trade and its effects on the New World. While the undesirable characteristics of slavery and the slave trade are written down and spoken about there were also some positive effects and outcomes from slavery as well. The Atlantic slave trade refers to the moving of Africans or The Middle Passage from their homeland to the New World. I will also be discussing how In the American Revolution, achieving freedom was the…

African Slave Trade In The Atlantic World African slaves in the Atlantic world were treated a lot different than any other slaves in the world. African slaves were experienced in farming and they knew how to use the tools and what to do without having to be taught. They were all hard working and never stopped when they got tired, they just pushed through the pain and got back to working harder. African slaves could be taught plantation work and they were very cheap labor. African slave owners…

already adapted to the tropical conditions of the Americas. Knowing these characteristics, it made them the perfect fit. They discovered they could use them for labor and they would be able to handle it due to their background (“What Was the Trans-Atlantic Slave Trade?”). Slaves came from all different cultures ranging unique to each other by the different languages spoken, different deities worshipped, different rules of kinship, different crops they grew and different rulers. They were…