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Please write down the sentence and identify the vocabulary word. . Bell Ringer:. e nterprise. The slave trade between Europe and Africa was a large ____________ that made a lot of people wealthy. .
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Please write down the sentence and identify the vocabulary word. Bell Ringer: enterprise The slave trade between Europe and Africa was a large ____________ that made a lot of people wealthy. After I got sick and had the flu, I developed an _________ so I did not have to worry about getting that same flu again. immunity The ______________________ was the buying and selling of Africans for work in the Americas. Atlantic slave trade
A review… So far we have covered… • Section 1: Spain Builds an American Empire • Columbus searches for a trade route in the West Indies • Columbus thinks he’s found the West Indies, names the locals “los indios” but is really on an island in the Caribbean • Cortes (Spanish) conquers the Aztec in Central America • Pizzaro (Spanish) conquers the Inca in South America
Section 2: European Nations Settle North America • The French and Dutch settlers primarily (mostly) want gold and to trade. The Natives do not view them as a threat. They mostly have a friendly relationship. • The English settle in North America to start a new life and have religious freedom. The English and Natives do not get along. They are always at war and finally the English defeat the Natives. • The European’s bring over the “invisible warrior” (disease) and almost 90% of the Natives die. • The Natives were a source of labor for the Europeans, so they would have to look somewhere else for labor. (Africa: slaves)
Section 3: The Atlantic Slave Trade Causes of Slavery: • Slavery existed in Africa for hundreds of years. • In the 17th century (1600’s) Islam spread to Africa and slavery increased. • Muslims transported about 17 million Africans to the Muslim lands of North Africa and Southwest Asia. • Muslim’s believed it was ok to enslave non-believers
In the Americas, the Natives were dying by the millions because of diseases that the Europeans brought. (invisible warrior!) Europeans saw advantages to using Africans in the Americas: 1. Many Africans had been exposed to European diseases already and had an immunity. 2. Many Africans had experience in farming 3. Less likely to escape; they were in an unknown place. 4. Skin color made it easier to catch them if they escaped.
Atlantic slave trade: The buying and selling of Africans for work in the Americas. • Between 1500-1600 (the 16th and 17th centuries) nearly 300,000 Africans were sold to the Americas. • 1870: By time the Atlantic slave trade ended, about 9.5 millions Africans were sold to the Americas. • The Spanish and Portuguese were the first major groups to bring Africans to the Americas. • The next group would be the English.
In total, almost 400,000 African slaves were sold to Britain’s North American colonies. • By 1830 almost 2 million slaves worked the land in the United States. What year did the United States become a country? 1776!
African rulers connected Europeans with the Africans… Europeans African rulers … in exchange for gold, guns, and goods. Africans
Journal Reflection: Do you think the United States would have developed as quickly without the help of the slaves? Why or why not?