The Dutch Role in the Transatlantic Slave Trade

The Dutch Role in the Transatlantic Slave Trade

Learning Objectives

• Understand the Dutch involvement in the rise of the transatlantic slave trade.
• Grasp how Dutch traders established and maintained their slave trade operations in Africa.
• Comprehend the Dutch impact on the transatlantic slave trade.
• Be aware of the abolition movement that led to the end of Dutch participation in the slave trade.

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The Dutch and the Rise of the Transatlantic Slave Trade

• Dutch East India Company and Dutch West India Company
• Trade routes with Africa and the Americas
• Establishment of colonies in the Americas

Dutch Involvement in the African Slave Trade

• Slave forts and trading posts in Africa
• Acquisition methods for slaves
• Legal regulations governing the trade

Dutch Impact on the Transatlantic Slave Trade

• Profiting immensely from the slave trade
• Introduction of legal regulations
• Shift in public opinion during the Enlightenment

Abolition of the Dutch Slave Trade

• Abolition movement in the late 18th century
• Dutch slave trade abolished in 1814

Key Definitions

• Transatlantic Slave Trade: A trading system between Africa, the Americas, and Europe.
• Dutch East India Company: A trading company in the Indian Ocean.
• Dutch West India Company: A Dutch monopoly on trade in the Atlantic.
• Middle Passage: The sea journey from West Africa to the West Indies.
• Abolition Movement: A movement to end slavery and the slave trade.

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