11.5 Chapter Review

What did African leaders try to do as the slave trade grew?

She tried to slow it down and some tried to stop it

Who were the 1st major European partner in the Slave Trade?

The Spanish

What happened to the slave trade as European powers established?

The slave trade intensified

What did slave laborers do as colonies grew?

They cleared large plantations

To stop the slave trade, what did one African leader do?

They created a law in 1788 that didn't allow slaves to be transported through his land.

In the 1400's and 1500's, what were slaves seen as

They were seen as exotic and only were available to the rich

To get slaves, what did the Europeans do since they lacked the resources to move inland?

They relied on African leaders and traders to bring them captives.

By the 1700-1800's, where were tens of thousands of slaves shipped to work?

They were shipped to tobacco and sugar plantations

In the Middle East, how were slaves used?

They worked on large farming estates, became artisans, soldiers, or merchants.

What were Africans traded for and where?

At Costal trading posts, Africans were traded for weapons, gun powder, textiles, iron, and other goods

Why did the African Slave Trade expand?

Because the Slave Trade became extremely profitable for many companies. Merchants grew wealthy, some industries who built ships thrived, and industries such as fishing, raising tobacco, and processing sugar became successful. Because of the many companies thrived, the demand on slaves became high.

How was the African slave trade before European involvement different from the African slave trade after European involvement?

Before the Europeans entered the slave trade, slaves were seen are exotic things but when the Europeans began to use the slave trade, the Africans were seen and used as animal

Why was disease the leading cause of death of enslaved Africans on the Middle Passage?

Disease was the leading cause of the enslaved Africans on the Middle Passage because they were stacked on top of each other. Because the slaves were on top of each other, they could not go anywhere. Many slaves had gotten dysentery and small pox. Since so many slaves died on these ships, the ships had the nickname "Floating Coffins".

How did the three steps of the triangular trade network function?

In the "first leg", ships brought European goods like guns, cloth, and cash to Africa. These good were traded these goods for slaves. In the "second leg" of the Middle Passage, the slaves that were traded for goods were sailed over to the Americas. In the Americas, these slaves were traded for sugar, molasses, and other plantation products. In the "final leg", ships transported sugar, molasses, furs, salt fish, and rum that were traded at a profit for the Europeans.

How did the Atlantic Slave Trade affect colonial economies?

In the Atlantic Slave Trade, many colonial economies were affected in a good way. Slaves provided the labor needed and brought great profits. On the other hand, the Slave Trade brought devastating effects on the African societies. Many Africans dies and the ones who didn't were hurt by slavery.

Oyo empire

Yoruba people formed this state in present-day southwestern Nigeria in the 1600s. This empire used wealth from trade, including slave trading, to maintain a trained army and to eventually conquer the neighboring Dahomey kingdom. The Yoruba people then traded with European merchants from Dahomey's ports.

Triangular Trade

colonial trade routes among Europe and its colonies, the West Indies and Africa in which goods were traded for slaves

monopoly

complete control of a product or business by one person or group

Asante Kingdom

kingdom that emerged in the 1700s in present-day Ghana and was active in the slave trade

Plantations

large estates run by an owner or an overseer.

Mutiny

revolt, especially of soldiers or sailors against their officers

Afonso I

ruler of Kongo who encouraged trade with Portugal promoted European culture and adopted Christianity

Missionaries

someone sent to to religious work in a territory or foreign country

Middle Passage

the second leg of the Atlantic slave trade where the slaves were transported to the Americas

Osie Tutu

was born around 1660 and died in the early 1700s. He was a founder and first ruler of the Asante empire in present-day Ghana. He started as the chief of the small state of Kumasi. But he realized that small separate Asante kingdoms needed to unite in order to protect themselves from powerful Denkyera neighbors.

Olaudah Equiano

was captured in West Africa when he was 11, sold into slavery and transported into the Americas. He found a paying job that eventually allowed him to pay for his freedom.