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6 facts about slave capture and slave factories

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1. 30% of captives died before reaching the coast 2. people became very ill from lack of food 3. slaves were checked by a surgeon to ensure they were healthy enough to be sold, when a price was agreed the slaves were branded on the chest before going onto a slave ship 4. in slave factories there were cell for prisoners that revolted 5. when captured people were made to walk sometimes for hundreds of miles 6. most slave ships got slaves from british factories

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6 ways the slave trade impacted Africa

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1. estimated 12 million africans were taken majorly damaging the population 2. because many young and fit men were taken there were fewer able bodied people to grow crops, spreading poverty 3. less development to the community because all the young people were taken away 4. coastal villages whose main trades had been fishing and salt production became ports for slavery and trading 5. caused conflict between african tribes leading to hostility and violence 6. slowed the development of african economy

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6 examples of active and passive resistance

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1. Revolts/rebellions 2. Running away/escapes 3. Sabotage 4. working slowly 5. breaking tools 6. pretending to not understand instructions