Impact Of Slave Trade in Africa
By Hannah Goergen
How Slave Trade Affected Africa
- About 50 million Africans were lost.
- People felt insecure.
- Laws were changed- Making crimes have slavery punishments.
- Population in cities decreased- People left in fear of being captured.
- Trade Decreased.
- Blacks were thought of as being less intelligent than others
How Slave Trade affected imperialism in Africa
Triangular Trade had slave trade involved which made Africa, Europe and the america's Interact because they all had something they wanted. Slaves went to the Americas, Sugar to New England and Rum to Africa. This was one way Slave trade affected the imports and exports of Africa.
Slave Ship
Slaves were traded and the heat was very bad and very hard to breathe in. They were chained and crowded together on the ship this increased disease spreading.
Slaves
Slaves would be sometimes forced to walk 1,000 miles only half would survive. The ones that were not keeping up got killed and left behind. Sometimes they were put into underground dungeons up to a year before being boarded on to a ship.
Slaves
Sources
http://www.slideshare.net/rhalter/the-effects-of-the-slave-trade-on-africa
http://mondediplo.com/1998/04/02africa
shspatriots.pbworks.com/f/Imperialism+in+Africa.ppt