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Slave trade in Africa

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  • What was the main effect of “slave codes” in the colonies?
    They made African ancestry a permanent sign of slavery
  • How did the slave trade spread racism in both Africa and the Americas?
    It built systems of racial hierarchy that lasted for centuries.
  • How did the slave trade affect African identity?
    It treated African lives as commodities and made them seem less than human.
  • How does the slave trade still affect racism and discrimination today?
    It left stereotypes, inequality, and racism that continue worldwide.
  • How did the slave trade change African social structures?
    Groups who sold slaves gained power, while enslaved groups were looked down on.
  • Why did Europeans say Africans were “naturally suited” for slavery?
    Answer: They believed Africans were inferior, uncivilized, and made for hard labor.
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