Atlantic slave trade
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The Atlantic slave trade was a transoceanic system from the 16th to 19th centuries in which millions of Africans were forcibly transported to the Americas and sold into chattel slavery, profoundly shaping the economic and social history of the Atlantic world.
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Target entity: Atlantic slave trade Context triple: [Caribbean, hasHistoricalEvent, Atlantic slave trade]
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Columbian Exchange
The Columbian Exchange was the widespread transfer of plants, animals, people, diseases, and ideas between the Americas and the rest of the world that reshaped global ecosystems, diets, populations, and economies.
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The New World
The New World is the second volume of Winston Churchill’s historical series "A History of the English-Speaking Peoples," covering the era of exploration, colonization, and the rise of Britain’s overseas empire.
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Dutch Brazil
Dutch Brazil was a short-lived 17th-century Dutch colony in northeastern Brazil, centered on Recife, that served as a key hub for the Atlantic sugar and slave trades.
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Cape Colony
Cape Colony was a former European settlement and strategic refreshment station at the southern tip of Africa that developed into a key hub of trade, migration, and colonial expansion.
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E.
Spanish Armada
The Spanish Armada was a large 16th-century fleet sent by King Philip II of Spain in 1588 to invade England, whose defeat marked a turning point in European naval power.
- F. None of above. chosen
- G. Unsure - the case is ambiguous/there is not enough information to decide.
Target entity: Atlantic slave trade Target entity description: The Atlantic slave trade was a transoceanic system from the 16th to 19th centuries in which millions of Africans were forcibly transported to the Americas and sold into chattel slavery, profoundly shaping the economic and social history of the Atlantic world.
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A.
Columbian Exchange
The Columbian Exchange was the widespread transfer of plants, animals, people, diseases, and ideas between the Americas and the rest of the world that reshaped global ecosystems, diets, populations, and economies.
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B.
The New World
The New World is the second volume of Winston Churchill’s historical series "A History of the English-Speaking Peoples," covering the era of exploration, colonization, and the rise of Britain’s overseas empire.
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C.
Dutch Brazil
Dutch Brazil was a short-lived 17th-century Dutch colony in northeastern Brazil, centered on Recife, that served as a key hub for the Atlantic sugar and slave trades.
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D.
Cape Colony
Cape Colony was a former European settlement and strategic refreshment station at the southern tip of Africa that developed into a key hub of trade, migration, and colonial expansion.
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E.
Spanish Armada
The Spanish Armada was a large 16th-century fleet sent by King Philip II of Spain in 1588 to invade England, whose defeat marked a turning point in European naval power.
- F. None of above. chosen
Statements (74)
| Predicate | Object |
|---|---|
| instanceOf |
historical event
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slave trade ⓘ transatlantic trade system ⓘ |
| abolitionMovement |
American abolitionism
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British abolitionism ⓘ Haitian Revolution ⓘ |
| characterizedBy |
Middle Passage
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brutal ship conditions ⓘ chattel slavery ⓘ commodification of human beings ⓘ forced migration ⓘ high mortality rates ⓘ racialized slavery ⓘ |
| economicRole |
integral to Atlantic economy
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linked Europe, Africa, and the Americas ⓘ supplied labor for cash crops ⓘ |
| endTime | 19th century ⓘ |
| estimatedVictims |
millions of Africans
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over ten million transported across the Atlantic ⓘ |
| hasCause |
European colonial empires
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surface form:
European colonial expansion
European demand for labor in the Americas ⓘ development of cotton plantations ⓘ development of sugar plantations ⓘ development of tobacco plantations ⓘ |
| hasEffect |
African diaspora
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cultural exchange across the Atlantic world ⓘ demographic decline in some African regions ⓘ development of plantation economies ⓘ entrenchment of racism ⓘ formation of Afro-descendant communities in the Americas ⓘ racial slavery in the Americas ⓘ underdevelopment of parts of Africa ⓘ |
| involves |
African intermediaries
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European slave traders ⓘ enslaved Africans ⓘ plantation owners ⓘ slave ships ⓘ |
| legalAbolition |
Slave Trade Act 1807
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surface form:
British Slave Trade Act 1807
United States Act Prohibiting Importation of Slaves 1807 ⓘ various 19th-century international treaties ⓘ |
| mainRegion |
Americas
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Atlantic Ocean ⓘ Brazil ⓘ British North American colonies (except some territories) ⓘ
surface form:
British North America
Caribbean ⓘ Central Africa ⓘ Dutch Caribbean ⓘ French Caribbean ⓘ Portuguese Empire ⓘ
surface form:
Portuguese America
Spanish America ⓘ West Africa ⓘ |
| majorParticipant |
United Kingdom
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surface form:
Britain
Denmark–Norway ⓘ
surface form:
Denmark-Norway
France ⓘ Netherlands ⓘ Portugal ⓘ Spain ⓘ United States of America ⓘ
surface form:
United States
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| partOf | triangular trade ⓘ |
| startTime | 16th century ⓘ |
| studiedIn |
African American history
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African history ⓘ Atlantic history ⓘ diaspora studies ⓘ economic history ⓘ |
| transportedFrom |
Gulf of Guinea
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surface form:
Bight of Benin
Gulf of Guinea ⓘ
surface form:
Bight of Biafra
Gold Coast ⓘ Angola ⓘ
surface form:
Kongo-Angola region
West African coast ⓘ |
| transportedTo |
Brazilian plantations
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Caribbean plantations ⓘ British North American colonies (except some territories) ⓘ
surface form:
North American colonies
Spanish American mines ⓘ |
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Subject: Atlantic slave trade Description of subject: The Atlantic slave trade was a transoceanic system from the 16th to 19th centuries in which millions of Africans were forcibly transported to the Americas and sold into chattel slavery, profoundly shaping the economic and social history of the Atlantic world.
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