Event
Atlantic Slave Trade
The establishment of Plantations has proven a successful endeavor for Country. With the growing demand for the goods of these specialized farms, there is also an increasing demand for cheap labor. With our existing connections to the African trade we have an opportunity to expand the acquisition of Slaves from Western Africa to satisfy the plantation's demands.
PortugalCountrydynamic historical event.tag
SlavesGoodstrigger
MonarchyGovernment TypetriggerDefinitionin_game/events/DHE/flavor_por.txt:99
100type = country_event
101title = flavor_por.2.title Atlantic Slave Trade
102desc = flavor_por.2.desc The establishment of Plantations has proven a successful endeavor for Country. With the growing demand for the goods of these specialized farms, there is also an increasing demand for cheap labor. With our existing connections to the African trade we have an opportunity to expand the acquisition of Slaves from Western Africa to satisfy the plantation's demands.
103outcome = neutral
105fire_only_once = yes
114trigger = {
}
122image = "gfx/interface/icons/trade_goods/illustrations/icon_goods_slaves_goods.dds"
140historical_info = flavor_por.2.historical_info The exploitation of land and resources in the New World colonies led to an extensive use of slave labor. As a large part of the indigenous population died from overwork and diseases spread from Europe, the labor shortage soon became problematic for the colonizers. Indentured servitude lessened this somewhat but failed to provide the workforce required. This was the start of the Atlantic slave trade, where slaves bought along the West African coast were transported to Brazil. Over 3 million African slaves were sent to Brazil, mainly to work on the vast sugar plantations.