HIST 2401 Lecture Notes - Lecture 7: Portuguese Discoveries, African Diaspora, Triangular Trade
20 Feb 2016
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The trans-atlantic slave trade and west africa (c. 1500-1800) A word document with the exam then make another word document for the. Sent out on the 5th around noon then have till the 6th around noon. Covering broad themes of the course (examples: the impact of three trade systems. 4 essay questions, answer 2 of them on the continental trade) Essay format thesis, introduction, body, conclusion. No fixed date for the end of the slave trade because different countries ended the. Trades between west africa and america across the ocean (trans-atlantic trade) Central topic on african history and world history. Easier to work slaves to death and get new slaves than to provide the needs to keep them alive. In most places slaves were worked till exhaustion, explaining why so many slaves were brought over. Removal of 9-12 million people to the americas. Estimated 20 million africans were taken and at least 9 million made it.
