In the 1400s, Portugal began capturing and trading <u>ENSLAVED</u> human beings in Africa.
Explanation:
- The transatlantic slave trade began during the 15th century when Portugal, and subsequently other European kingdoms, were finally able to expand overseas and reach Africa.
- Portugal came to Africa seeking resources. To fuel their energy needs they started mining for coal. To build their factories and other buildings, the colonists and their slaves mined for metals. Missionaries were also sent to Africa from Portugal
- Slavery in Portugal occurred since before the country's formation. During the pre-independence period, inhabitants of the current Portuguese territory were often enslaved and enslaved others.
- People wishing to purchase slaves in Portugal had two sources, the royal slaving company, the Casa da Guiné, or from slave merchants who had purchased their slaves through the Casa de Guiné to sell as retail.
- During transport to Portugal, slaves were fastened and chained with manacles, padlocks, and rings around their necks.
- The Portuguese first began to kidnap people from the west coast of Africa and to take those they enslaved back to Europe.
The Civil Rights anthem "We Shall Overcome" was in inspired by "I'll Overcome Someday" composed by Charles Albert Tindley.
Answer:
Explanation:
The red scare of the 1920s was a terrible event in the history of America and it led the Congress to immediately pass the Emergency quota Act of 1921.
The emergency qouta act was introduced basically to reduce the rate at which foreign born immigrants or citizens were coming into America.
Native born Americans saw immigrants from other countries as a threat and although the number of immigrants increased prior to the red scared of 1920, the Emergency qouta act reduced influx of foreign citizens into the United states. Statistics showed that the number of immigrants was significantly reduced by half the originally published number.