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Unit 4 Section 1
Portuguese Involvement
Under attack from the Muslim state of Adal, the Christian queen of
Ethiopia pleaded for Portuguese aid
Indeed over the 18th century, the price demanded for a slave
on the Gold Coast more than doubled
The Africans bargaining advantages resulted in part from
exploitation of the rivalry among several European nations
that establish trading castles along the West African coast
Traders from the Dutch East India Company and other
European concerns found themselves forced to supply the
Which had been able to supply its army (of males and females) with
firearms furnished in exchange for slaves by European traders
Sources of Slaves
Cape Colony
Played a very minor role in African affairs during this period, as was
the companys economic activities were oriented almost entirely to
the Indian Ocean trade and focused very little on commercial
ventures within Africa
Even the Cape colonies slaves were imported primarily from places
outside of Africa such as South Asia and East Indies
Angola Colony
The ships had brought goods from Europe and the Americas, which
were taken back to the interior for exchanging in huge markets and
fairs for more slaves,
Angola Colony
Textiles,
Metals,
Songhai Empire