AFRICA

The Slave Trade and Colonization

THE SLAVE TRADE

Triangular Trade

A pattern of trade that occurred between

Europe, the Americas and

Africa.

From Africa – Slaves and gold and ivory.

From the Americas – Rum, tobacco, cotton, molasses.

From Europe – Manufactured goods.

The Middle Passage

• Enslaved Africans were transported from Africa to the West Indies.

It was common for people to perish on slave ships.

Hundreds of people were chained together by their hands and feet in dangerous conditions.

Colonization of AfricaReasons for Colonization

New ImperialismRaw materials – cotton,

rubber, ivory, diamonds, gold, tin and copper.

Source of cheap labor.Positive trade balance –

a country exports more good than it imports.

Change African culture to be more like European culture.

Scramble for Africa – Countries competing for land and power.

Berlin Conference was a series of meetings in which European nations divided the continent of Africa.

Impact of the Colonial PeriodNegative ImpactAfrican Tribes had no control over their own

countries.Wars, riots and protest were common.New borders separated families and tribes.Positive ImpactSchools and hospitals were builtEconomy was improvedRoads and Railroads were builtTechnology improved African lives