HIST1055 Lecture 9: HIST 1055 Lecture 9: Lecture 9: Production
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Power transition from southern europe to northern europe. Sugar production doesn"t rise naturally" to meet demand - force, violence, and compulsion are involved. Sugar production grows w/ government support (public/private partnerships) and relentless physical force. West africa had no real boundaries"; land controlled through control of people . Strategic gift giving as part of tributary system. Prisoners of war traded from interior of africa. Prisoners produced from war produced slaves. Europeans didn"t change system already in place - just expanded it. Constantly looking for things to trade to africans: Increase in sugar production increased demand for slaves which increased price of slaves. By giving africans tobacco, rum, guns, etc. gives the slave selling states more power because can control more people. Giving power to these kingdoms increase instability in africa could not keep all people under control by gift giving, etc. Europeans could not always keep trading partners in power.
