Impacts of the Trans-Saharan Slave Trade
12th Grade · Social Studies · 45 min
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Learning Objective
I can analyze the economic and social impacts of the Trans-Saharan Slave Trade on West Africa.
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Between 1500 and 1800, between 10 to 12 million enslaved Africans were forcibly moved from Africa to the Americas, with approximately 15% dying during the voyage.
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Europeans obtained enslaved Africans through trade with other Africans, exchanging goods like metal tools, textiles, and weapons for enslaved people.
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The Atlantic slave trade was characterized by chattel slavery, where enslaved people were legally considered moveable property, stripped of their humanity and subjected to social death.
