New world- colonial America.
Old world- most of Europe.
Slaves- slavery has been going on for a very long time. It can be dated back to the time period of ancient Egypt. One of the biggest roles that slavery had in a civilization would have been in rome. They were very important in growing foods in the latitundias.
Atlantic slave trade- many historians compare to holocaust. Start mid 16th century and continued up until 19th century. Current estimate of slaves in America was roughly 12 million alive.
Triangular trade- trade network between new world, old world, and Africa. Some of the best exports were slaves from Africa, manufactured goods from the old world, and cash crops (tobacco) and such from the new world.
Question- 2 paragraphs, why were Africans the preferred race for slaves instead of Americans
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