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    The document discusses the growth of the slave trade between Africa and the Americas in the 17th century. It notes that the Portuguese and other Europeans began profiting from the slave trade in Africa, building forts along the coast to control gold and other trade. The Dutch later seized many of these forts and gained control over Indian Ocean trade. They established the Dutch East India Company in southern Africa to supply their ships traveling to Southeast Asia with food. Boer farmers also began settling in the Cape region of Africa. The discovery of the Americas and cultivation of sugar cane greatly increased demand for slaves to perform the labor-intensive work.

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    The document discusses the growth of the slave trade between Africa and the Americas in the 17th century. It notes that the Portuguese and other Europeans began profiting from the slave trade in Africa, building forts along the coast to control gold and other trade. The Dutch later seized many of these forts and gained control over Indian Ocean trade. They established the Dutch East India Company in southern Africa to supply their ships traveling to Southeast Asia with food. Boer farmers also began settling in the Cape region of Africa. The discovery of the Americas and cultivation of sugar cane greatly increased demand for slaves to perform the labor-intensive work.

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    The document discusses the growth of the slave trade between Africa and the Americas in the 17th century. It notes that the Portuguese and other Europeans began profiting from the slave trade in Africa, building forts along the coast to control gold and other trade. The Dutch later seized many of these forts and gained control over Indian Ocean trade. They established the Dutch East India Company in southern Africa to supply their ships traveling to Southeast Asia with food. Boer farmers also began settling in the Cape region of Africa. The discovery of the Americas and cultivation of sugar cane greatly increased demand for slaves to perform the labor-intensive work.

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    New Rivals on the World Stage In the 17th CE the Dutch, French, and British moved to replace the

    e Portuguese and Spanish and create their own colonial empire

    Africa: The Slave Trade Portuguese and other Europeans found that profits could be made in Africa The Portuguese built forts on both west and east coasts of Africa to dominate trade in Gold During the mid-17th CE the Dutch seized a number of forts and took control of most of their trade across the Indian Ocean The Dutch East India Company was a trading company set up in southern Africa(Cape of Good Hope) which was meant to serve as a base for food etc. for Dutch ships en route to Spice Isands Boers were Dutch farmers who began to settle in the Cape

    Origins of Slave Trade The discovery of America, planting of sugarcane in South America, and the Caribbean affected slaves drastically Traffic in slaves was not new and growing demand for slaves grew because of the large amounts of sugar cane required skill and large amount of labor

    Growth of the Slave Trade Triangular Trade was

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