Slave+Trade

Andrew Schwartz
 * Niger coast acted as a trading point, which mainly consisted of Igbo slaves
 * British took control of Nigeria (imperialism) and controlled the people
 * Attempts to control the Igbo people were met with cultural protest (changed culture forever)
 * **Slaves were taken from their homes and brought to slave traders and were sent to the Americas**
 * **Over 1.4 million slaves were transported mainly on British ships**
 * **Known for being rebellious (high suicide rate), which says something about their character**
 * http://wapedia.mobi/en/The_Igbo_in_the_Atlantic_slave_trade**

http://www.country-data.com/cgi-bin/query/r-9337.html
 * 30% of all slaves were coming from Nigeria, which consisted of Igbo slaves
 * Most of the slaves out of 3.5 million Africans, were Igbo
 * The slave trade affected Nigeria economically, culturally, and politically
 * European imperialist took over and decreased the population because they took many people
 * The coast had been affected by slave trading, because the most people were taken from here