Chapter 14 #4: Africa: The Slave Trade (pp. 338-339)

4. What regions were part of the triangular trade

Triangle trade was the Atlantic economy which made up Europe, Africa and the American Continents.

11. Make a bullet-point list of the effects of slavery

-Economic Price (The importation of cheap manufactured goods from Europe caused people to undermine local cottage industries which led many families into poverty :( ) -Political Price (A constant supply of slaves needed to be maintained leading to an increase of warfare and violence->Raids and wars are conducted to gain more slaves/POWs)

6. How many African slaves (total) were shipped to the Americas

6 Million!

9. How did Africans become slaves, even before the arrival of Europeans

Before the arrival of Europeans, Africans were enslaved through becoming prisoners of war.

10. How did Africans respond to the growing demand for fresh POW's as slaves for Europeans

Local rulers became worried about the impact of slave trade on the well being of their societies. It was depopulating their country.

5. What was exchanged in that triangular trade

Manufactured goods (guns, gin, cloth, etc.) were exchanged for a cargo of slaves.

7. Why were so many slaves shipped

So many slaves were shipped because it was so easy for them to die along the way! (Journey of the Middle Passage)

2. What crop made African slaves highly valuable

Sugarcane made African slave trade highly valuable.

13. When did France, Britain, and the US abolish slavery

The French abolished slavery in the 1790s, the British followed in 1807 and slavery hadn't ended in the U.S. until the 1860s.

8. What was the Middle Passage

The Middle Passage was the journey of slaves from Africa to the Americas. It was extremely brutal and nearly 10% of the slaves died. They were chained down, had nowhere to stand up, were left without restrooms and were extremely prone to catch a desiese.

1. What profits could be made in Africa

The Portuguese first discovered that profits could be made with the discovery of the spice islands.

12. What role did Quakers play in abolishing slavery

The Quakers began to criticize slavery and refused to accept anyone as a member of the church if they had anything to do with slave trafficking.

3. Why did Europeans import African slaves instead of using natives

The growing of cane sugar needed a large amount of skill and labor. The small and weak Native-American population could not do enough work to harvest the sugar. Since the climate in Africa was quite similar and would not effect anyone who migrated from there to the new world, African slaves were the best option.