HISTORY
NEW GLOBAL CONNECTIONS
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It affected millions of Africans.
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It prevented Brazil from becoming a prosperous country.
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It caused Europeans to establish colonies in the Americas.
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It caused Africans to unite and support the abolition of slavery.
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Detailed explanation-1: -The slave trade had devastating effects in Africa. Economic incentives for warlords and tribes to engage in the slave trade promoted an atmosphere of lawlessness and violence. Depopulation and a continuing fear of captivity made economic and agricultural development almost impossible throughout much of western Africa.
Detailed explanation-2: -The slave trade refers to the transatlantic trading patterns which were established as early as the mid-17th century. Trading ships would set sail from Europe with a cargo of manufactured goods to the west coast of Africa.
Detailed explanation-3: -Which best describes the origins of the African slave trade? African societies often enslaved people they conquered or captured in battle.
Detailed explanation-4: -The transatlantic slave trade began during the 15th century when Portugal, and subsequently other European kingdoms, were finally able to expand overseas and reach Africa. The Portuguese first began to kidnap people from the west coast of Africa and to take those they enslaved back to Europe.