African Diaspora: The Forced Migration of Nations

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African Diaspora The Forced Migration of Nations

• THE LARGEST IN THE HISTORY OF THE
  WORLD

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Who Can We Blame?

• Slavery has existed since the beginnings of human
  civilization
• Portugal Begins to establish factories along
  eastern African coast by 1440s

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Video Clip

• http//www.history.com/shows/mankind-the-story-of-
  all-of-us/videos/african-slave-trade
• John Green http//www.youtube.com/watch?vdnV_MTF
  EGIY

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The Largest Reason for Massive Slave Imports

• SUGAR (Labor intensiveRequired huge amounts of
  labor)
• Europe gained a sweet-tooth
• From 1450-1850 10 - 12 million Africans shipped
  to the Americas
• 1700s time period when 80 of the slaves were
  shipped
• Which region received few slaves in
  comparison?

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Slave Trade in the Americas

• By comparison, few slaves shipped to North
  America
• Why? The slave population grew in the North
  America due to birth rates
• In South America the Caribbean, they needed a
  constant flow to make up for dead slaves
  (indentured servants?)
• Brazil received 41 of all slaves
• By the end, Africas total population had been
  cut in half (from around 50 million to 25
  million)

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Why So Many?

• Once other European nations realized the massive
  wealth opportunities, they wanted a piece of the
  human slave-trade pie
• Could make as much as 300 profit from 1 journey
• English Royal African Company
• Dutch Dutch East India Company
• Competition between European Nations helped them
  dominate the world

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Effects Environmental

• More profitable to clear new lands when old
  fields decline in productivity
• Led to Deforestation by 1800 only interior lands
  still had dense forests
• New animals introduced started to crowd-out
  native species
• Little land left for Native populations
• Africans brought agricultural techniques such as
  rice cultivation that became highly profitable
• New foodstuffs from the Americas were eventually
  brought to Africa improved diet/quality of life

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Effects Human

• Africas West Coast lost entire villages future
  leaders ? African Diaspora
• Slave journey was degrading horrifying
• Up to 18 hours of work per day
• Family formation difficult
• Few female slaves
• Loss of traditional structures family members
  bought sold
• Many workers died within a few months of arrival
  - Life expectancy Males 23 Females 25.5
• Harshest working conditions experienced in Brazil
  the Caribbean

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The Middle Passage

• The second leg of the Triangular Trade
  (Africa-the Americas)
• Horrifying ordeal
• Chained together
• Men kept separate from boys, girls and women
• 4 square feet of space per person onboard ship
• Journey lasted 3-6 weeks
• Deathcommon (from contagious disease, bad food,
  dysentery, refusal to eat)
• Ships were equipped with special nets to catch
  people who jumped

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Slavery in the Colonies

• Primarily worked on plantations
• Some continued skilled jobs such as carpentry
• Women were often domestic servants
• of slaves far outnumbered masters so they lived
  in constant fear of rebellion, therefore used
  harsh discipline techniques
• Constant whippings, floggings mutilations

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How was Slavery Justified?

• Religious
• Bible (Curse of Ham/Canaan)
• Genesis 920-27
• Slavery produced massive amounts
  of wealth
• People are not born equal
• White, Europeans
• Slaves were content (because they sang)
• Slaves live better lives than in Africa.