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Portuguese influence on Africa. By: Larissa Reed. Portuguese Explorers . Vasco da Gama Prince Henry the Navigator Pedro Alvares Cabral Bartolomeu Dias . Slave and Gold Coast. Portuguese search for gold in West Africa 1441-Portuguese sailors find gold
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Portuguese influence on Africa By: Larissa Reed
Portuguese Explorers • Vasco da Gama • Prince Henry the Navigator • Pedro Alvares Cabral • Bartolomeu Dias
Slave and Gold Coast • Portuguese search for gold in West Africa • 1441-Portuguese sailors find gold • Portuguese bring gold and slaves to Portugal • El Mina • Asante Empire • Hause and Mande • Benin and Dahomey were slave trading centers
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Slave Trade • Sugar plantations off the West African coast • Madeira had sugar plantations • Sierre Leone • Brazil http://www.google.com/imgres?q=portuguese+slave+trade+in+Africa&um=1&hl=en&rlz=1R2ADRA_enUS434&biw=911&bih=391&tbm=isch&tbnid=6GD0Yej612UinM:&
Angola • 1482-Founded by the Portuguese • 1484-Claimed by the Portuguese • Kingdom of Kongo • Kingdom of Ndongo ruled by ngola(king) • Largest source for slaves • Slavery was outlawed in 1961
Mozambique • 1498- Founded by the Portuguese • Around 1500- Established trading posts • Claimed for supply of gold • 1975- Gained independence from Portugal
Indian Ocean • 1498-Vasco da Gama voyaged to India • 1500-Pedro Cabral sent to Cochin, India • Prevent trading with the Muslims • Battle of Diu Port cites
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