MC_A Concise History of Africa

A Concise History of Africa

abolition came as a heavy blow; it had been a profitable business, but it had also resulted in increased local slavery leading to rebellions. Weak rule, moreover, made former African kingdoms unable to resist imperial incursions into their territory. The British were serious about stopping the trade and from 1808–1860 deployed a unit of the British navy, known as the West Africa Squadron, which captured 1,600 slave ships and released 150,000 Africans, while the U.S. Navy captured 24 vessels. This turned out to be an expensive exercise, costing more than British

Text-Dependent Questions 1. What precious metal was mined to make the Ghana Empire very wealthy? 2. What is the name of the famous stool revered by the Ashanti people? 3. What is the name of the movement which arose in England and later in the United States to call a stop to the slave trade?

trade with Africa was worth; it was also expensive in terms of

manpower as many men were lost to disease.

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