The key cause of Trans-Atlantic slave trade was the demand for cheap labor in America. Prince among slaves tells a story of Abdul Rehman, an educated African prince who was purchased by the plantation owner, Thomas Foster. Abdul Rehman and 160 people were put into a long journey of slavery. Abdul Rehman attempted to run but found no escape. He thus came to forest land and adopted the life slavery gave him. The slaves attempted to resist their slavery by running away from slave-holders ownership as Abdul Rehman did. They eventually had to leave Africa behind and accepted their slave condition. Africans who attempted to run away from slavery faced the challenges because they were new to the New World. They thus had to return back to their …show more content…
Many African slaves died in Africa due to slave attacks and middle passage. They indeed died in a huge number in America too because of poor and extensive working conditions. The overall impact of trans-Atlantic trade has three aspects such as demographic, economic and social. It affected the African continent demographically as nearly 20 million Africans left the continent during the time due to mass murder, raids and attacks. Thus it resulted in depopulation in Africa. Social impact includes insecure atmosphere and destruction of material achievement in Africa due to conflicts, violence, attacks and wars. Slave trade also led to economic downturn and underdevelopment in Africa. The Africans between the ages 15 to 45 were targeted for slavery which is considered to be the most productive period of human life. The loss of youth and skilled workers influenced the scientific, cultural and technological progress in Africa. Through slave capturing and wars, numerous markets and industries lost their business and thus resulted in a huge economic loss. In the absence of productive people, agriculture sector also faced a huge loss and existing people could not concentrate on their