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Chapter 19

The chapter delves into the historical interactions between Africa and the Americas, focusing on the Atlantic plantation system and the role of Africans as slaves. It examines the reasons behind the use of African slaves, including their resilience to tropical diseases and ability to endure harsh conditions.

Chapter 19

Chapter 19

Abolition

1807
Act for the abolition of the slave trade
William Wilberforce
Abolition to House of Commons

Down with Slave trade

Josiah Wedgwood
Am I not A Man and a Brother?
Slavery had no legal basis in England
Religious conviction
Slave abolition
Slavery Can be made humane

Slavery

Dahomey Kingdom
Slaves-for-Guns

Other villages

Slave-for-guns defense

Military

Ashante Kingdom
Trade with Europeans
Household servants
Homes for money
Prisoner
Kongo Kingdom
West Africa

Buy Slaves in African Market

Prisioners

Religion
Christians

Manumission

Free slaves

Not men

Equiano

Dont Care
Resistance
Two Theories

Rebels

Protests

Religious Rites

Songs

Code languages

Try to escape

Captured

Death

Maroons

Alliances with Indians

US

Jamaica or Brazil

Pirates

Inhumans

Types
Slave Societies

Slave/master society

Consisted of

Great House

North America

More Balanced

Less mortality

Slaves

Enslaved women

Can´t have children

Harsh Work

Poor diet

High Mortality rates

Too much work

Overseers

Mixed Race

Lower-status immigrants

Master

Aristocartic or noble

Heart of social and economic life

Expensive but

Improve Social class

Societies with slaves

Lower place in society

Retain legal Rights

Common in Africa and Islamic World

Africa

Africa and the Americas
African Culture

Distortled

Atlantic Plantation System

Passive victims

Many resisted

Difficulties to Mantain African culture

Influenced American Culture

Africans use as slaves to grow crops

Why

Expensive

Stand the weather

Able to survive to disease environment

Sugar

History
Diverse enviroment

Cultural and Economical Energy

Songhai Empire

Timbuktu

Salt Mines

Gold

South Sahara

South Africa

Calvinist

Kimpa Vita

Kongo

Died Friday and reborn Sunday

Talk to God

Christ and apostles

Black

Great Lakes Region

Cattles

Agriculture

Islam Countries

Omani

Self government

Gain Portuguesh Land

Different Political systems

Other

Centralized hiererchical

Yam-based

Dense Population

Igbo-Speaking

elders Crucial role

Merit-based

Accumulate titles and authority

Achievements vs birth

Niger Delta Region

Afro-eurasian Connections
Shift

From the interior to the coast

European interests

Sahel

Long-standing

Indian Ocean

The red Sea

Mediterranean