The New world is referred to as what in this period? Colonial America.
The Old world is referred to as what in this period. Most of Europe especially England.
Slavery had been going on for a very long time.
it can be dated to the time period of Ancient Eygpt.
one of the biggest roles that slavery had in a civilization would have been in Rome.
they were very important in growing food in the latifundas.
also in Colonial America it was not just theh Africans that would be used as slaves. Natives were also tried but the Africans were better used.
Many historians compare this event to the Holocaust.
Started in the mid 16th century and continued up till 19th century.
current estimate of number of slaves the at were shipped across Atlantic was 12 million.
triangular trade
trading network est. in late 16th century to early 19th century.
trade net work insisted New world Old world and Africa.
best exports: Africa slaves old- manufactured goods new- cash crops.
middle passage
referred to the event/setting of sending the slaves across Atlantic to Colonial America.
conditions- terrible no bathrooms and close quarters
slaves would commit suicide- not eating or jumping off ship and generally drown.
if a slave died from starvation the family or friends would have to eat the liver and heart of dead slave.
15-20 % died on the journey.
dead slaves would be thrown over to help with diseases even though their were many diseases already spread.
captured by villages Africans bought Africans.
European explorers would bribe Africans with alcohol and guns.
European explorers would conduct the coast raids.
once captured they would walk to coast and wait for ships
would take months
slaves would be restrained tied to one another
Europeans would take different different slaves from different villages that had different languages and put them together, which helped with rebellion.
Colombian Exchange
named after Christopher Columbus
food were exchanged between the sides.
most part pretty positive experience except for diseases on both sides.
New World- Peanut turkey beans pumpkin tobacco
Old World- Chicken Cows horses pigs.
biggest cause of slavery was Colonial America was expanding quickly and the colonist couldn't keep up and didn't have enough man power.
Effect:
African villages were struggling due to losing many hunters and gathers
spread of disease
racial superity
colonists became lazy
the economy boomed in south.
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