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impact of slave trade in Africa - Coggle Diagram
impact of slave trade in Africa
shift in power
people on the coast got power
Guns are given to coastal tribes
violence increase's
Guns are given to coastal tribes
distrust between tribes
fights over land
raiding, kidnapping and warfare
distrust
between tribes
people on the coast got power
different groups were unwilling to work together
Even today, civil wars between tribes are common, and some countries are only held together through military dictatorships.
Slave Economies
Tribes became dependent on the slave trade
Those kidnapped were often young, strong so farming and manufacturing suffered even further
When Britain abolished the slave trade in 1807, this became a problem
Many historians blame the slave trade for the poverty in Africa today.
Depopulation
During the peak of the trade, 90,000 people were taken out of Africa every year.
Many people died in slave factories, tribal wars and of diseases such as syphilis, smallpox, typhus and tuberculosis
Cultures obliterated
Some communities were completely wiped out.
Large communities who farmed fertile land also had to move
living together in well-known areas made them an easy target for kidnappers.
Because so many who were taken were young males, agriculture suffered this also meant that when natural disasters occurred (disease or famine) a greater proportion of the population died
Fear
Many communities lived in fear.
War and kidnap meant they spent time hiding and defending themselves.
Society could not change or modernise; survival was the only thing that mattered.