Effects of Slave Trade on Africa

The economy was ruled by a small percentage of people and the wealth became concentrated. Material trading led to the development African currency called cowries. Slave trade increased as time went on, exporting millions of slaves. What this meant for Africa was a huge loss of labor as the population of workers decreased. This meant Africa could not increase their economy through agriculture and other labor based fields and that the development of Africa’s economy was stunted. Another tragic result from the slave trade was that it divided the different groups of people within Africa since the great majority of the slaves were sold by opposing African groups. Guns were traded to Africa to assist the opposing factions in fighting with each other. Slaves were made of the losers, increasing warfare to produce more slaves. Predatory regimes arose that sold familiars and strangers alike as slaves. With increased wealth, rich Africans purchased more luxury goods than they did before. Due to the loss of population in Africa, foreign regions were able to colonize the continent more easily. Africa was and still is facing the negative effects of the slave trade.

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