African Slave Trade

With exploration arising in the 1400’s, so did the completion for success between Portugal and Spain. Both countries were in search for the ultimate prize of exploration, gold. Portugal sought after Africa and Spain attempted to find more in the Americas. Even though the African slave trade seemed racist in historical perspective, it was indeed more for economic benefits instead because of the necessity of workers by Spaniards and fact that slavery was accepted in …showed first 75 words of 339 total…

…showed last 75 words of 339 total…but that of economic necessity. In conclusion, the African slave trade was more of economic necessity rather than racism as seen from the need of the Spanish in the Americas and from the participation of African nations. African slaves were not seen as “blacks” but as a highly demanded mean of trade. The slave trade was the beginning of whole new era that benefited the each nation involved in the trade of the Atlantic Ocean.