Transatlantic Slave Trade
Definition
The Transatlantic Slave Trade specifically refers to the trading of African people primarily from West Africa who were shipped across the Atlantic Ocean to work on plantations in North America, South America, and Caribbean islands.
Analogy
Imagine if you're playing a game of chess but instead of moving pieces around on your board at home, you're moving them between continents with each move causing immense suffering - that's how devastating this part of history was.
Related terms
Colonialism: Refers to control by one power over dependent areas or peoples. In this context, European powers colonized parts of Africa and Americas leading up-to-and during transatlantic slave trade era.
Plantation Economy: An economic system based on agricultural mass production usually monoculture (like tobacco or sugar), where enslaved Africans were forced into labor.
African Diaspora: Refers broadly to communities throughout world that are descended from the historic movement of peoples from Africa, predominantly to Americas and Middle East during transatlantic and Arab slave trades.
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What was the transatlantic slave trade?
Which of the following was NOT a major destination for enslaved Africans during the transatlantic slave trade?
Which of the following is NOT a reason why the transatlantic slave trade was able to thrive for so long?
Which country was the largest trader of enslaved Africans during the transatlantic slave trade?
Which population was directly affected by the transatlantic slave trade?
What role did sugar play in the transatlantic slave trade?
What impact did the Middle Passage have on African societies during transatlantic slave trade?
What was a significant catalyst for the increase in transatlantic slave trade during the 17th century?
How did the transatlantic slave trade impact African societies?
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