Africa and The Slave Trade (HARA2209)

BA. History and Archeology - HA

Semester: Second Semester

Level: 200

Year: 2016

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REPUBLIC OF CAMEROON THE UNIVERSITY OF BAMENDA
Peace-Work-Fatherland
P. O. BOX 39 Bambili
FACULTY OF ARTS HISTORY AND ARCHAEOLOGY
Course code: HISTs 224
Course title: Africa and the slave trade
Lecturer(s): Prof Ngwa/ Dr Nfi Date: 13
th
July 2016. Time allowed: 3 Hours
Instructions: Answer any two questions
1. Why was Africa the major source of Slave labour for plantation agriculture in the Americas before the
19
th
Century?
2. Critically examine the repercussions of the Trans Atlantic slave trade on the coastal communities in
West Africa.
3. What role did the West Africa chiefs play in the propagation of the slave trade and in its abolition?
4. “Although African Slavers later signed treaties of abolition, they had justifications for their long
resistance”. Do you agree?
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