Atlantic Slave Trade

With European countries needing a 2nd labor force because the Indians where dying this led to the start of what?

Atlantic Slave Trade

Who and what does the Songhai permit to build on the coast?

Portuguese— El Mina (trade fort)

What was traded (at first) at trade forts?

leapord skins, ivory, gold

Who attacked Songhai and how were they able to defeat them?

Morocco & were able to win b/c they had guns

The Marocco’s introduced what to Africa?

Guns

With small tribes now clamoring to get guns, what new trade is created by the europeans?

“Trade guns”— designed to break down after 2ish years

Who hunted people to sell and what demogrpahic did they look for?

coastal tribes and they looked for 14-35 year olds

What is an example of one of the compaines used during the slave trade?

Royal African Co. (Great Britain)

How many men & women where brought out of African, how many made it, and where did they end up?

• 12 million brought out — 10 million survied transfer

  • 60% Caribbean

  • 35% South America (Brazil)

  • 5% English Colonies (about 550,00)