Trans-Atlantic Slave Trade & Imperialism

1. Trans-Atlantic Slave Trade& Imperialism The Devastation of a Continent

2. History of the trade • Slavery has existed in Africa throughout history • Slavery was on a much smaller scale • Slavery was not hereditary

3. Profit from Slavery • Sugar made slavery profitable • Huge profits for Europe from slave labor • Made industrialization possible

4. Results of the Slave Trade • Population reduced by about 15 million • Increased tribal warfare

5. Results of African Trade • Trans-Sahara trade (gold- salt trade) destroyed • Coastal African states became rich at the expense of the interior

6. End of the Slave trade • 1772 British abolished the slave trade • Early 1800s most other European powers stopped slave trade • Ended in Americas in 1880s

7. Missionaries • Missionaries came to spread Christianity and wipe out slave raids • Built schools, hospitals, and churches

8. Missionaries in Africa • Looked down on Africans • Often misunderstood African culture and traditions • Viewed Africans as “savages”

9. Imperialism A nation’s policy of extending its power and dominion over other nations by using force or indirect economic or political control

10. Reasons for Imperialism • Gain power and prestige • Natural resources • Market to sell goods to

13. Imperialism Spread • Traders put pressure on European governments • Africans were forced to sign treaties giving up control

14. Imperialism Spread • Tribal chiefs asked Europeans to exert control • Europeans refused to leave

15. Imperialism Changes Africa… • Arbitrary boundaries • Africans forced to pay taxes • Natural resources exploited

16. Imperialism Changes Africa • Best farmland taken by Europeans • African political systems were changed • Education and infrastructure improved