Brian Warren
Professor: Dr. Neil Miller
History 105 001
Due Monday, October 17
In this research paper I will I identify who and what “The Royal African Company” was. As well as how they came to power and their significance to trading slaves to the West Indies and Virginia 1600’s. I chose this topic as I believe it is necessary to understand how the first slaves arrived and see how slaves were used to shape the Americas, just how important they were to the development of this nation. Also to connect what we have been discussing in the in class to events that are transpiring all over world and how similar these events are to that of the Royal African Company.
The time was 1619 when the first documented Africans arrived, via an English warship …show more content…
Along with several other forts and factories in other such as Sierra Leone, the Slave Coast, the River Gambia, and pleather of other places along the Gold Coast, Creating a monopoly of the slave trade. Thus making it extremely difficult for others to gain any traction on the slave trade, this would prove itself to be the Royal African Slave biggest mistake later in history. The Royal African Company lost its monopoly in 1698. This was due to the demand for slave to cultivate the land was so substantial that it was virally impossible for the company to keep up with. However this did not halt the operations of the Royal African Company, it continued to engage in the slave trade until 1731. It’s replaced were by Companies of Merchants Trading to Africa in …show more content…
Although Each region had different job opportunities because of the environment, like in the south the soil was rich and fertile thus allowing the mass production of cash crops. Enslaved Africans were an excellent commodity because the manual labor demand was high in the colonies. Some would also speculate that enslaving Africans was much more convenient opposed to the Native Americans. For varies reason such as their strength fight. Tribal nations were much more equip to fight the colonist and sufficient enough to be a threat. Taking Native slaves could be risky and sometimes costly endeavor. One that colonist weren’t always will to take. Furthermore as progressed it was easier to acclimate and manipulate someone who didn’t understand the colonist way of life when such person was ignorant to the newly seen land and how to navigate it. It force a since of dependence of the Africans on the
Professor: Dr. Neil Miller
History 105 001
Due Monday, October 17
In this research paper I will I identify who and what “The Royal African Company” was. As well as how they came to power and their significance to trading slaves to the West Indies and Virginia 1600’s. I chose this topic as I believe it is necessary to understand how the first slaves arrived and see how slaves were used to shape the Americas, just how important they were to the development of this nation. Also to connect what we have been discussing in the in class to events that are transpiring all over world and how similar these events are to that of the Royal African Company.
The time was 1619 when the first documented Africans arrived, via an English warship …show more content…
Along with several other forts and factories in other such as Sierra Leone, the Slave Coast, the River Gambia, and pleather of other places along the Gold Coast, Creating a monopoly of the slave trade. Thus making it extremely difficult for others to gain any traction on the slave trade, this would prove itself to be the Royal African Slave biggest mistake later in history. The Royal African Company lost its monopoly in 1698. This was due to the demand for slave to cultivate the land was so substantial that it was virally impossible for the company to keep up with. However this did not halt the operations of the Royal African Company, it continued to engage in the slave trade until 1731. It’s replaced were by Companies of Merchants Trading to Africa in …show more content…
Although Each region had different job opportunities because of the environment, like in the south the soil was rich and fertile thus allowing the mass production of cash crops. Enslaved Africans were an excellent commodity because the manual labor demand was high in the colonies. Some would also speculate that enslaving Africans was much more convenient opposed to the Native Americans. For varies reason such as their strength fight. Tribal nations were much more equip to fight the colonist and sufficient enough to be a threat. Taking Native slaves could be risky and sometimes costly endeavor. One that colonist weren’t always will to take. Furthermore as progressed it was easier to acclimate and manipulate someone who didn’t understand the colonist way of life when such person was ignorant to the newly seen land and how to navigate it. It force a since of dependence of the Africans on the