The Slave Trade: A Turning Point In History

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Innocent Africans went from free civilians to slaves in a matter of seconds when they got kidnapped by other countries. The slave trade started in the 1500’s. The people from Portuguese were exploring Africa and they kidnapped innocent Africans. As time went on they would keep acquiring people which is why they kept building plantations and getting free labor. The slave trade was one of the biggest deportations in history. The Atlantic Slave Trade was a turning point in history because of the mass European exploitation of Africans. Slaves experienced death and had PTSD due to the very harsh ways they were sent over to where they would perform rigorous labor. Due to this, the labor force completely changed, for example, the encomienda system in South America.
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Slaves experienced death and had PTSD due to the very harsh ways they were sent over to where they would perform rigorous labor. Due to this the labor force completely changed, for example, the encomienda system in South America. To this day there still is racism and this is the main cause. Many don't think to call someone a “nigger” is offensive but, it is a very racist term and many people find it highly offensive. Also, economic growth went down. The economy went down because they would have to hire people and that costs money. People would earn less because the government wasn't making as much money. This also brought more jobs to people. They would have to employ people Since slavery happened there was even segregation in America and Africa. If the slave trade wouldn't have happened there could be less racism and discrimination. The consequences of the slave trade was rebellions, labor changes, the population went down, tribes and families split. The slave trade ended due to many anti-slavery campaigns. In the 1860’s the last ship of slaves was sent to

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