1. How did contact with Europeans affect the coastal African kingdoms such as Kongo, Ashanti, Angola, etc. (socially, economically, etc.)?
The effects detailed in the readings were very great, and all showed shifts in culture and ideologies (such as the increased maritime experience gained by the West African peoples, where before they had generally avoided the open ocean). Exploration of this topic would prove interesting for many reasons, including the aforementioned example.
2. How did varying religious and cultural ideologies among the different African kingdoms affect slave trading?
The Atlantic History source details several rather interesting conclusions on different kingdoms slave trading policies, along with connections to the proportion of slaves those regions shipped across to the Americas, as a direct relation to these varying ideologies.
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