Chapter 14 part 2

Between 1500-1866, Europeans were in desperate need of workers for their sugar plantations. They set out for Africa and this is when the tragedy known as the Atlantic Slave Trade took place. Millions of Africans were taken from their homes, shipped across the Atlantic, and transported to the Americas, where they were traded off as slaves.  These people were dehumanized, degraded, and forced into labor. The Europeans profited greatly off of the slave trade, getting labor for cheap and making money off of the sugar. Africa, however was left with a negative impact with the loss of millions, the corruption of societies, and economic stagnation. African women were effected tremendously, since more men were taken the sex population was disrupted. This meant that men could marry multiple women. Also the use of African women as sex slaves grew popular. It's crazy that something as simple as sugar could have such a dark history behind it.