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What were the causes and effects of increased violence in West Africa during the slave trade?
Cause: Economic incentives to trade captives for firearms. Effect: Increased warfare, destabilization of kingdoms, and a cycle of violence.
What were the causes and effects of depopulation in West Africa?
Cause: The removal of young, able-bodied people through the slave trade. Effect: Disrupted social structures, hindered economic development, and decline of indigenous industries.
What were the causes and effects of the Atlantic slave trade on West African societies?
Cause: Economic incentives (trade for firearms), Effect: Loss of population, disrupted social structures, and hindered economic development.
What was the cause and effect of coastal states participating in the slave trade?
Cause: Participation in the slave trade, Effect: Coastal states grew wealthy and powerful but caused insecurity in interior states.
What was a cause and effect of the introduction of firearms in West Africa?
Cause: The introduction of firearms, Effect: Increased violence and an arms race among West African kingdoms.
Who was Queen Nzinga?
Queen of Ndongo who resisted Portuguese slave traders in the 17th century.
Who was Olaudah Equiano?
A former enslaved African who wrote 'The Interesting Narrative of the Life of Olaudah Equiano,' providing a firsthand account of the slave trade.
Who was Frederick Douglass?
An abolitionist and former slave, he wrote a famous slave narrative detailing his experiences and advocating for the end of slavery.
Who was Harriet Jacobs?
An abolitionist and former slave, she wrote 'Incidents in the Life of a Slave Girl,' detailing her experiences and the sexual abuse she endured.
Who was Phillis Wheatley?
The first African American poet to be published, known for her poem 'On Being Brought from Africa to America'.