impact of slave trade on africa Flashcards
how did tribal conflict increase?
because tribes went to war on purpose to get prisoners to sell as slaves
what caused a loss of fit healthy men to work on the land?
famine
define what is meant by famine
the men left rich farmland to move away from the threat of kidnapping
where did guns come from & how were they traded?
guns came from Britain as trade for slaves
what problems did the guns cause?
violence increased
tribes became very powerful & rich from selling slaves. Name one of these tribes
dahomey
ashanti
why was there a lack of economic growth?
because the african cloth makers couldn’t compete with cheap british produced cloth
what didn’t develop in africa and why?
african manufacturing as they got mass produced goods from Britain
why did kidnapping increase?
because of the slave trade
where does this come under?
- white traders brought+packed black people onto slave ships like cattle. Believed themselves as superior
racism grew
how did disease spread?
when slaves marched to the coast
