SOC253H5 Study Guide - Final Guide: Atlantic Slave Trade, African-American History, Prison Ship
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Week 6: slavery, trade and societies during slavery. Indigenous populations in the americas and africa were enslaved, due to the requirement of labour force to pillage precious resources. The spread of disease within the cramped ship, led to the death of one third of the slaves, and a significant number of sailors. Although all slave were forced to be baptised, due to the intentional mixing of ethnic. African groups, during the night the slaves would practice traditional rituals and religious activities. These rituals brought slaves together, and thus practices like voodoo, santeria and. Due to the enlightenment philosophers, abolitionists and slave revolts, the first two countries that abolished slavery were great britain and france, then eventually in their colonies as well. A fact not only realized by the slaves but by the colonialist who assisted them, the philosophers of the enlightenment, and the creator of the decree of abolition in april 27,
