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    1. 2. The Atlantic Slave Trade - enslaved about 10 to 15 million Africans in South America‚ the Caribbean and North America. - The Atlantic slave trade started in the 16th century and lasted until the mid-19th century. - The slave trades‚ both of them‚ was an enormous population‚ labor and brain drain on Africa. - young and those best able to work. - This removes men and women who would reproduce and add their children to Africa’s population.

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    There was an industrial revolution in Britain because of many factors. An industrial revolution means the change of the whole industry in a country. This change affected all that was in the country and was mostly improvements that were made. Usually‚ production rate of many things increase due to maybe the demands of people are getting higher‚ or the population is increasing dramatically. The Industrial in Britain was caused by the increase of population‚ the increase of production (food/farming)

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    we discussed was the transition from the 3 Old Worlds to the New World during the 16th century. During the transition was the exchange of trade‚ diseases‚ technology and more which was called the Columbian Exchange. The Natives were ultimately the primary workers when the Europeans invaded their homeland‚ but because of diseases brought by the Europeans most of the Natives died. Due to the vast decrease of the Natives the Europeans were forced to seek labor from elsewhere‚ which was Africa. The

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    Triangular slave trade played a key role in the Industrial Revolution in Great Britain. If not for the slave trade‚ the Industrial revolution might have been delayed or never taken place. During the 18th century‚ Britain experienced huge industrial development. Due to this development‚ Britain became one of the wealthiest countries in the world. In this time period Britain was involved with the slave trade more than any other European country. Many people in Britain became wealthy from the slave trade

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    quite prosperous before the coming of the Europeans. Since the time of the slave trade many theories point out that Africa is the cradle of civilization‚ it is the birth place of the human race. We should never believe the Eurocentric view that Africa was a dark continent inhabited by uncivilized savages pretending to be humans. False and negative views of Africa and Africans were used to justify the Transatlantic Slave Trade and colonization. However‚ in reality‚ the Ancient civilizations of Egypt

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    March 7‚ 2006 Trans Atlantic Slave Trade Slavery originated from Africa "after the Bantu migrations spread agricultural to all parts of the continent." Africans would buy slaves to enlarge their families and have more power. Also‚ they would buy slaves in order to sell them to make a profit. It then spread out from Africa to Portugal and was said‚ "it is estimated that during the four and a half centuries of the trans-Atlantic slave trade‚ Portugal was responsible for transporting

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    ‘The Atlantic Slave Tradewas authored by the Historian Herbert Klein in 1999 to account for the history of the Trans-Atlantic trade that saw thousands and thousands of African slaves across the sea to become property. The historian attempts to eliminate the myths that surround these events and the consequent misperceptions derived from them and accepted as facts across cultures. The facts that he presents are backed up by statistics and as such have a lot of weight. While his book is enlightening

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    “Trans-Atlantic Slave Trade” The Trans-Atlantic Slave Trade was one of the most horrific things to happen to any group of people closely relating to the Jewish Holocaust. The Trans-Atlantic Slave Trade was actually often referred to as the “Holocaust of Enslavement” which was basically the incarceration and imprisonment of people not for committing criminal offenses but to be put to work for others. The “Areas that were involved in the European slave trade eventually prospered.” (Aca Demon) These

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    Hamilton-Willie D. 2001‚ the Trans-Atlantic Slave Trade was the most abominable and cruel form of slavery‚ Greenwood R. and Hamber S. 2003stated that it was neither the first nor the only form of slave trade. Slavery was recognized around the world long before the Egyptians enslaved the Jews. Slavery was not just about the black people who endured the Middle Passage. It was a part of human history. Worldwide‚ domestic slavery was the most common form of enslavement. Rich men had slaves in their households‚

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    Edward Long justified slavery in 1774 by arguing that black Africans’ “narrow intellect” and “bestial smell” implied that they might almost be of a different species. What part did racism play in establishing and maintaining the north Atlantic slave trade? Response: With the discovery and colonisation of the New World‚ white Europeans had to establish a workforce to perform the transformation of vast areas of land. Massive vegetation clearance‚ road construction‚ building development‚ establishing

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