Week 2: Atlantic Slave Trade Flashcards
Largest population of black people outside of Africa =
Brazil
Moreno
Darker skinned (not black or white)
Largest indigenous population =
Bolivia
2nd Largest indigenous population =
Guatemala
Ratios between black and indigenous people
If there is more indigenous people there, if you were Black people.
If there are more Black people, there are fewer indigenous people.
Where slaves were imported, indigenous populations were wiped out
Why the Atlantic Slave Trade happened (2)
- During 1400s, development of Portuguese commercial ties with Africa
- During 1500s, annihilation of indigenous people of the New World.
Why Atlantic slave trade continued (2)
- Men and women ratio in Africa, the need to get rid of men to keep the women and men equal.
- Growth of sugar. Became a hot commodity and was in high demand. More labor was needed for it. Sugar economy and production rose.
Slaves trade booms in
1700s
Slave trade ends in
1800s
Which countries continued the slave trade (3)
Brazil, Cuba, Puerto Rico
Slave trade conditions (5)
- Captives torn from families and homes
- Marched long distance from inland to coast
- Held in encampments on the coast for weeks/ months. Unsanitary, little food + water
- Slave trips had worse conditions. Overcrowded, not sanitary
- Average death rate 12-15% on 30-60 day ocean crossing. Death rate one year after arriving in American ports = 50-60%
Mestizo
Mixed (European and indigenous)
Numbers: How many people involved in slave trade
12.5 million
Timeline: When did they come?
Between mid 1500s - late 1800s
Spiked between mid 1700s and mid 1800s
Origins and Destinations: Where did they go and come from
Most came from Angola. Rio imported most slaves
