Slavery was practiced in some parts of Africa, Europe, Asia and the Americas for many centuries before the beginning of the Atlantic slave trade. There is evidence that enslaved people from some African states were exported to other states in Africa, Europe and Asia prior to the European colonization of the Americas.he Atlantic slave traders, ordered by trade volume, were: the Portuguese, the British, the French, the Spanish, and the Dutch Empire. Several had established outposts on the African coast where they purchased slaves from local African leaders.
Quick Answer. As of September 2014, the U.S. population is 318 million people and approximately 30 percent, or 95 million, have graduated college with a bachelorâs degree. Another 17 percent, or 54 million, have graduated with an associate's degree.
The 1980s also saw tremendous changes in womenâs education at the college level. In 1900, there were 85,338 female college students in the United States and 5,237 earned their bachelorâs degrees; by 1940, there were 600,953 female college students and 77,000 earned bachelorâs degrees.ecause the proper role for a white, middle class woman in 1930s American society was that of wife and mother, arguments in favor of female education emphasized concepts of eugenics and citizenship.