Question

write a note on a Slave trade between Europe Africa and America? Explain

Answer 1

Acute shortage of labour in the French Caribbean colonies led to a triangular slave trade between Europe, America and Africa in the 17th century. French merchants sailed from Bordeaux or Nantes to the African coasts, where they bought slaves from local chiefs. These slaves were then sold to plantation owners in the Caribbean.

Slave labour enabled the Caribbean colonies to meet the growing demand for sugar, coffee and indigo.

The Convention of 1794 passed laws freeing slaves in the French colonies. Slavery was however, reintroduced by Napoleon; but finally abolished in 1848.

Answer 2

The Triangular Trade was a system in which slaves, crops, and manufactured goods were traded between Africa, the Caribbean, and the American colonies. The early days of the American economy were filled with trade routes stretching across the Atlantic Ocean.

In the American colonies, goods came from two main sources: England and Africa. The first stage of the Triangular Trade involved taking manufactured goods such as cloth, tobacco, metal goods, and cowrie shells from Europe to Africa. These goods were exchanged for African slaves.

The second stage of the Triangular Trade (the Middle Passage) involved shipping African slaves to the colonies. The duration of the journey varied from one to six months depending on weather conditions. Could you imagine being on a ship for this length of time? Conditions on the ships were horrendous; disease and overcrowded conditions were common. Many Africans refused to eat or jumped overboard, committing suicide. In the Middle Passage alone, it is estimated as many as eight million slaves died.

The third and final stage of the Triangular Trade involved the return to Europe. Ships returned with goods from the plantations such as cotton, sugar, and tobacco. However, before these goods were loaded on the ship, an entire cleaning of the ships took place. There were numerous outbreaks of smallpox, syphilis, and measles on these ships, since conditions aboard the ships were highly conducive to disease.

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