Essays on Atlantic Slave Trade
The transatlantic slave trade involved the movement of slaves and goods which involved a triangular route from Europe to Africa to the Americas and back to Europe hence the name, transatlantic triangular trade. While the transatlantic trade benefitted various parties that participated, such as, French, and Portuguese, particularly the slave trade, it also impacted the...
The city of Bristol and its connected history with the trans-Atlantic slave trade first began in 1698 (Bristol museums) when the London based Royal African company’s monopoly ended. Creating an exploitation of Bristol’s international port in which they shipped over one fifth of slaves who were carried on ships, creating an economic boost that increased...
Africa is one of the wealthiest continents in the world in terms of resources and people. Sadly this wealth is not reflected in the Africα thαt is known today. In 2015 most of the poor lived in the Sub-Saharan Africα with an average of 41% and of the world’s 28 poorest countries (Brookings 2018). The...
