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Between 1450 and 1750 Europeans traded with Africa, but they set up very few colonies. By 1850, only a few colonies existed along African Coastlines, such as Algeria (French), the Cape Colony (Great Britain,) and Angola (Portugal). Instead, free African states continued, and after the end of the slave trade in the early 1800s, a lively exchange took place between Europeans and African states, such as the Sokoto Caliphate in western Africa and Egypt and Ethiopia in northeast Africa. They traded manufactured goods for gold, ivory, palm oil (a substance used in soap, candles, and lubricants .... so pretty much when the Europeans came for these important substances (palm oil) they discovered black people and brought slaves to the Americas ....
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What system brought slave labor to the colonies?
The spirit of Western imperialism and Capitalist exploitation of resources. Lead to the best economic choice of Slave Labor.
What country played a lead role in the slave trade?
London
What were the Motivations for imperialism in Angola?
Slave trade was the biggest one. The Portugese also wanted more land and strategic ports for trading.
Did William Wilberforce lead the Abolition of the slave trade?
The Quarkers, James Ramsay, Granville Sharp, Thomas Clarkson and William Wilberforce were humanitarians who contributed to end the abolition of slave trade
Kind of trade that could not be prohibited before 1808?
slave trade
Which compromise guaranteed that the slave trade could exist for 20 years?
Commerce and slave trade compromise
How did the end of the international slave trade affect the institution of slave trade?
Slave families were split up and sold as part of the domestic slave trade.
What were the four main ideas that lead to World War 1?
4 ideas, or themes which led to WW1 are: Imperialism Trade Greed Politics
When was the abolition of the slave trade?
the slave trade was abolished in 1807.
Which type of trade replaced slave trade?
After the trans-Atlantic slave trade was declared illegal and later eliminated, it was replaced by legitimate trade (non-slave trade).
What did the Atlantic slave trade trade?
slaves hence the name Atlantic SLAVE trade
When the international slave trade ended and how did the slave trade continue?
Slave families were split up
