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Bellringer. Underneath your bellringer from last class, please write “ Bellringer 10/17/11” and answer the following questions: What was the Columbian Exchange? What kinds of goods came from the Old World to the New World and vice versa?
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Bellringer • Underneath your bellringer from last class, please write “Bellringer 10/17/11” and answer the following questions: • What was the Columbian Exchange? • What kinds of goods came from the Old World to the New World and vice versa? • What was the Commercial Revolution? In other words, how did the European economies change as a result of the Age of Exploration? Hint: think about capitalism, mercantilism, and joint-stock companies • BJOTD: What kind of fruit studies all the time?
Slavery and Precious Metals in the Age of Discovery Dana Nissel
Slavery in Africa • Prisoners of War • Kidnapped • Traded
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Slavery in the Americas • Sugar Plantation • Tobacco Farms • American Indians • Warfare
Slavery in the Americas • Labor • Immunity to Diseases • No Tribes
Slavery in the Americas • 9.5 million • Portugal • Triangle Trade • Gold, sugar, guns
Slavery in the Americas • Middle Passage • Disease
Exporting Precious metals • Metals • Africa • Bolivia and Mexico • Europe and Asia
Exporting Precious Metals • Destroyed local economies • Value of Money Decreases While Prices Rise (Inflation)
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