The Claim Justified Evolution Of The Transatlantic Slave...

The Falsely Justified Evolution of the Transatlantic Slave Trade In the early stages of the evolution of slavery in Europe, which eventually transformed into the infamous transatlantic slave trade, slavery was simply considered as those who were held captive from each conflicting side of war. Whichever side lost the war was deemed slaves by the victorious side. Since there wasn’t any race that was considered inferior to the other within Europe, skin color wasn’t a large influence in early stages of European slavery. But at this time, a vast majority of Europe had their sights set on exploration and conquest, also known as manifest destiny. This Christian religious affiliation had a large impact in the use of slaves, as well as the†¦show more content†¦Not only did the Portuguese trade with these people, they also began capturing African men, women, and children, with the sole intent of trading them as slaves. As this premature slave trade developed in the 15th century, African slaves began making and impact in the cultural diversity of many cities in Europe. At the end of the 15th century, enslaved Africans made up about 10% of popular cities in Western Europe. (Donnan) Since Southern Africans were considered inferior at this point of discovery, there wasn’t much they could do to defend themselves from these forms of exploitation. They were in such high demand that they were traded between all of Europe and Asia, as far as Russia and even traded within their native continent of Africa. Northern Muslim Africans were those that kept them as a commodity. Once the demand became so prominent, English and Dutch ships began accompanying Portugal’s voyages down the African coast. After the premature slave trade became more popular and Europe’s nominal economy was blooming, Spain decided to continue the development of Western imperialism by exploring across the Atlantic Ocean with the help of Italian explorer Christopher Columbus at the conclusion of the 15th century. This fueled the already dramatic trade of human cargo by creating trade routes, essentially, worldwide between North America, Europe, and Africa. These conquests created what