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The Europeans started to sail south around the continent of Africa. This was in attempt to reach the wealth
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They were attempting to reach the wealth of silks and spices. These were found in India and China.
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While in the the route of finding wealth, they ended up learning about the people and cultures of Africa.
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The Europeans started to trade with the African people. These people lived south of the Sahara.
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Sadly slavery was a part of the economy of Africa. This was before the arrival of the Europeans.
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The Europeans started to sell the slaves to the Americans.
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The European traders began to sell the Africans guns and made goods in exchange for slaves.
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They were shipped across the Atlantic Ocean to the Americans to work on their plantations.
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The slaves worked on sugar, rice, and cotton plantations.
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There were 13 million people had been removed forcibly from their homeland.
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It was estimated that 20% or more of those who were taken didn’t survive the Middle passage.
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The Middle Passage was the journey across the ocean from Africa to Americas.
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The Europeans had started to build trading posts in Africa
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The Europeans starting taking over another country for the resources that it provided.
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The Europeans knew that Africa was very resourceful. They also knew that they had very important trade routes.
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Britain took over Egypt and gained control over Suez Canal. France took control over most of western North Africa.
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Britain ended up taking more land in western, central, and Southern Africa. France still had most of West Africa.
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Europe finally got nearly all of Africa
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The people of Kenya began a political organization to fight for freedom from Great Britain
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Italy ended up invading the only remaining uncolonized country Ethiopia.
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Nearly all Africans suffered under colonial rules as their land was taken away from them
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This is when the Africans seriously started to rebel against the colonization.
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The black South Africans weren’t allowed to vote so they had no say in the government
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Nigeria had a fierce struggle to become independent from the British.
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It took many many years for Kenya to come independent.
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The life after they gained their independence wasn’t perfect. They were economically devastated.
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Mandela is the best known leader of the African Nation Congress. He was arrested and sentenced to life in prison for protesting.
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Mandela was released from prison after a new president was elected.
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Mandela and de Klerk were awarded the Noble Peace Prize for their hard work in ending the apartheid.
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Nelson Mandela was elected the new president.