Module+2+Africa

**Africa's Role in the Triangular Trade**

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====This presentation will provide you with information about Africa's role in the Triangular Trade. Please view the entire presentation then complete the mini-quiz at the bottom of this page. For the quiz, you must be able to identify three raw materials or goods that Africa shipped to Colonial America and explain how the Africans benefited from the Triangular Trade. Feedback will be provided by the instructor after all modules have been completed. The feedback link is located at the bottom of this page. ====

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Many people believe that Africans were captured and taken to America to be sold as slaves. The vast majority of slaves taken out of Africa were sold by African rulers, traders and a military aristocracy who all grew wealthy from the business. Most slaves were acquired through wars or by kidnapping. Image Source: Zanzibar Slave Trade. [Line Engraving]. (1873). Retrieved from Encyclopedia Britannica Image Quest @http://quest.eb.com/media/image.htm?mediaId=140_1701646

Many boys were take and sold because they could survive the trip across the ocean and be strong workers on farms. Image Source:  Slavery: Slave Ships [Fine Art]. (1857). Retrieved from Encyclopedia Britannica Image Quest.@http://quest.eb.com/media/image.htm?mediaId=140_1633640



Gold was abundant in Africa and was traded to the Europeans as well. The Europeans would also accept gold as payment for transporting slaves. Image Source: //Gold Pan with Gold Nuggets.// [Photograph]. Retrieved October, 1, 2011 http://www.featurepics.com/online/Gold‐Pan‐Gold‐Nuggets‐619486.aspx

Ivory was another item that was often traded to the Europeans for the goods they would bring with them. Image Source: [Untitled photograph of elephant tusks]. Retrieved October 1, 2011 from @http://www.care2.com/news/member/100041282/778585 <span style="background-color: #ffffff; color: #808080; font-family: 'Comic Sans MS',cursive; font-size: 70%;">

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