Were you surprised to learn that “six out of every seven persons who crossed the Atlantic to take up life in the New World in the 300 years before the American Revolution were African slaves”? What impact did this forced migration have on the cultures of transplanted Europeans and Africans? Describe the culture of “pre-contact” Africa and compare it to Europe.

Were you surprised to learn that “six out of every seven persons who crossed the Atlantic to take up life in the New World in the 300 years before the American Revolution were African slaves”? What impact did this forced migration have on the cultures of transplanted Europeans and Africans? Describe the culture of “pre-contact” Africa and compare it to Europe.