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"The year is 1619, and a new paradigm is being established in Shamerika. The Shango, Yemaya, and Oshun slave ships are among the first to arrive on the Eastern shores. Africans were already occupying a portion of the land, bringing in agriculture, economy, and businesses for the settlers. Wealthy Africans were previously informed about the European commodity arriving this month and were anticipating the purchasing of their new property. Plantations have already been constructed and prepared to be cultivated by their new slaves.
When the ships docked, African settlers ran to the piers to view what was discovered. Initially, some of the crew members stepped off the boats and began to rally on the docks with their weapons, while telling the people to stand back. At first sight, the African settlers gasped in horror at the dreadful and barbaric nature of the European men, women, and children. Most of these Africans had never laid eyes on the Caucasian race. They were then dragged off the ships with chains around their necks, feet, or both. Some made attempts to escape, but they were impaled by the guards holding Nigerian blades. The men who tried to fight back were overpowered and tied to two horses, tearing them apart from opposite ends. This harsh example was clear to anyone who would not cooperate. The captives were whimpering, crying, and screaming in fear, while the Africans did not sympathize with the unavoidable condition in which the Europeans were placed.
Europeans were initially grouped by men, women, adolescent boys, and adolescent girls. Secondly, grouping took place by hair color, eye color, and complexion. This was important for the psychological division into sectors of people. Auctioneers also needed to classify the men and women who were more physically fit than those who were not. Therefore, various instruments were used to make these assessments. The wealthy settlers would then purchase their property while forcefully rounding them up on carts for departure, preparing them for servitude at their new homes.
The agriculture slaves cultivated in Shamerika mostly consisted of hemp, beans, bananas, rice, cowpea, okra, baobab, plantains, coconut, curry, wheat, ginger, yams, cannabis, coriander, cassava, cotton, and sugar. The livestock raised were cattle, sheep, pigs, chickens, goats, and various fish species. For years, there was a sudden influx of production coming from Shamerika due to slavery, making it a very prosperous country. Shamerika developed rapidly compared to other African nations dated before its colonization because these nations did not use slavery as their prominent source of economy. Plantations in Shamerika were the hub of the commodity for the nation’s people. Shamerikan presidents, government officials, and political figures all owned slaves, but African plantation owners were among the nation’s wealthiest families. These elite households also held powerful influence over political outcomes.
Each European slave was given a new African name, and the surname of whomever plantation owned them. European slaves worked around the clock on these plantations, only sleeping for five to six hours a day. Many people died because of these strenuous conditions. The average life expectancy for a slave at birth was 20-30 years, and newborn Europeans died twice as much on average than Africans. Slaves were given specific duties to complete, with their outcomes not only affecting the plantation, but all of Shamerika. Severe punishments were used to discipline those who did not finish a task or did so incorrectly. The most prominent slave plantations were the Ode, Zulu, Igbo, Asha, Imana, Xhosa, Issa, Maasai, Ida, and Bobo plantations. These plantations were mainly up and down the East coast of Shamerika"