West Africa

transatlantic slave trade rapidly grew as African slaves seemed to become the most economically beneficial labor source. The system of the transatlantic slave trade had to develop and became more complex as slaves became most West African region’s primary export. More regions of Africa became…

Chapter 9: All domestic animals are alike and in order for people to domesticate animals they have to be certain they are able to do it. It involves wild animals being transformed into something more useful form humans, such as a cow for food or fertilization and plows. Many species by this time have dramatically changed in size rather it makes them bigger or just their brains smaller but having more developed organs. Keeping them as a pet is also an example of having them domesticated because…

Deona brown Dr Dubose february17 2017 Homework 6 During the Transatlantic and Middle passage enslaves were on the boats for weeks, it was two by two women and men forced underneath a deck into the bowels of a slave ship. There were no room to move or breathe, their elbows and wrists were scraped to the bone by the motion of the rough seas. Enslaves were fed twice daily and the captains barely cleaned up after them, there were air holes were closed into…

The lion is known as king of the jungle. Lions commonly found in Africa, from Europe to Iran, and India. Nowadays, lions currently exist in Africa and India. African lions are called as Panthera Leo. Sometime they are called big cats of wild. There is one interesting fact about lion is that “both male and female lions roar, and that roar can be heard over five miles away” (qtd. in “Basic Facts about Lions”). The Tree Life of Web Project states, “Lions belong to the genus Panthera which contains…

representation of what the Atlantic slave trade was like during the eighteenth century right down to the business of the slave trade, the voyage itself, and the middle passage. Most ships that European slave traders used on their voyages to go into Africa were owned by merchants similar to the Billy brothers. The Diligent belonged to the Billy brothers…

European Imperialism and Africa During the Age of Industry The Background of the New Imperialism 1790-1880 Algeria and Cape Colony were controlled by the Europeans Rivalry for new markets Economic and military powers were shifting from europe others such as germany and America Europe went into a state of depression from 1873-1896 The long depression in europe helped new imperialism in the westerners that were looking for raw materials and new markets Profits were a lot higher than in their…

The République de Côte de Ivoire, also known as the Ivory Coast, is a country in West Africa bordering Mali and Burkina Faso to the north, Liberia and Guinea to the west, Ghana to the east, and Gulf of Guinea to the south. The country surface area measurements equal to a total of 322,462 sq km (124,503 sq miles,) and is known to be the home for about 20.6 million people. The population includes more than 60 different ethnic groups with a wide range of religion. Islam being the most predominantly…

ships with goods, cash crops, and slaves and would trade in the Caribbean or other American Colonies. The Europeans also started a thing called “Chattel Slavery.” In the Middle East, Africa, and Europe, slavery has had both similar and different things throughout history before the shift to chattel slavery. Slaves in Africa lost the protection of their family and their place in society through enslavement. However, eventually they or their…

hemispheres: Americans, Europe, and Africa. Africa slavery existed before European exposure. Slavery existed only because of African territories needing to pay off debts. Europeans in their attempt to go a shorter trade route to Asia encountered the African custom and adopted it. Europeans had their pockets filled with goods they received from West Coast Africa. They also, had human cargo because people who were caught were sold to Europeans located in Western Africa. Slaves were put to work on…

This trade began when Europeans settled in America in the search of copper and gold. The settlers wanted slaves in the Caribbean islands because the Spanish had large sugar plantations and the English had tobacco and cotton plantations. So they demanded slaves to do the hard work. They could have used Americans as slaves but many of them died from European diseases. This new market was inspired in the successful voyage to India and the establishment of sugar plantations on Madeira, Canary, and…