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A stretch of West African coast where Europeans took many slaves.
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What is the slave coast?
Slave CoastAn area of the Western coast of Africa near modern day Benin and Togo that is famous as the exportation port for slaves in the 16th thru 19th centuries.double click on slave coast anywhere on this page for more information
What did the karankawas trade?
with the europeans? they didn't trade much, they lived on the coast in coastal area in texas ish
What was the Southern coast of west Africa known as by the Portuguese explorers?
The Portuguese called the southern coast of West Africa the Gold Coast. They first arrived in the area in 1471.
Because of the riches found in parts of West Africa this area became known as the Coast?
West Africa has been known as the Gold Coast because of the treasure that it contains. There are many mines that produce gold, silver and diamonds.
What was the barbary coast?
The Barbary Coast was a European term to describe land inhabited by the Berber peoples. The area was the coastal and inland regions throughout North Africa what is now known as Morocco, Algeria, Tunisia and Libya. The term was used between the 16th and the 19th Centuries. The Barbary pirates and slave traders attacked ships and coastal settlements in the Mediterranean and the North Atlantic. In 1805 the Battle of Derne put an end to these unlawful acts
The majority of slaves were from what country?
When the slaves were taken from western Africa, there weren't formal countries in the European lines-on-a-map sense. The area was known by Europeans as the Slave Coast and Gold Coast. The area covered was roughly from what is now Senegal to what is now Nigeria - look at a map of Africa to see what area that covers.
What is the slave coast?
Slave CoastAn area of the Western coast of Africa near modern day Benin and Togo that is famous as the exportation port for slaves in the 16th thru 19th centuries.double click on slave coast anywhere on this page for more information
What did the karankawas trade?
with the europeans? they didn't trade much, they lived on the coast in coastal area in texas ish
What is the region known as the Liman?
an area on the coast of Turkey
What is the history of Christianity in the Ghana Gold Coast?
Christianity in the Ghana Gold Coast began in the fifteenth century. The Europeans had brought the religion to the area when they came over.
What city is make up the huge Urban area along the east coast of the US?
An urban area along the coast is known as
Is ivory coast an island?
No, Ivory Coast (Côte d'Ivoire) is not an island. It is a country located on the west coast of Africa.
How did sugar and gold change slavery in west Africa?
Slavery in Africa was previously a local matter. The white men's need for labour in sugar plantations caused the transatlantic slave trade. Gold was available on the West African coast, which first attracted Europeans to the area.
Which area was known as the gold coast because of the abundance of gold?
Portugal
Which area was known as the gold coast because of its abundance of its gold?
Portugal
Which area is the ancestral homeland for most African-Americans?
Many of the first slaves from Africa came from the Senegambia (comprised of Senegal and The Gambia present day) and Windward Coast (presently Ivory Coast). This area was widely known for providing slaves to the Arabian World. When the Portuguese used their contacts in the Kingdom of Kongo (northern Angola, and the Republic of Congo presently) to inject themselves heavily into slave trade for use in South America, the slaves began to be shipped from that area and the slave trade in Western Africa dwindled; although it never ceased.
What was the Southern coast of west Africa known as by the Portuguese explorers?
The Portuguese called the southern coast of West Africa the Gold Coast. They first arrived in the area in 1471.
