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“Trade ….like blood should circular flow.”. presentation by: Naeem Dharma and John Pell Shaftesbury Primary Iman Abidou and Amanda Smith Coppermill Primary Holly Russell and Jack Hammond Willowfield Secondary. With many thanks to the National Maritime Museum and Miss O’Brien and Mr Mee.
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“Trade ….like blood should circular flow.” presentation by: Naeem Dharma and John Pell Shaftesbury Primary Iman Abidou and Amanda Smith Coppermill Primary Holly Russell and Jack Hammond Willowfield Secondary With many thanks to the National Maritime Museum and Miss O’Brien and Mr Mee.
At its height the British Empire covered a fifth of the World’s land mass. The growth of the British Empire was largely due to Britain’s success at trading with other countries. “Trade……like blood should circular flow” John Dryden 1667
Britain to Africa The things exported from Britain to Africa are metal goods, textiles and guns. The British then traded these items for slaves, they would get about 30,000 slaves a year.
Africa • 10 million slaves were from Africa between 1650 -1900 • Slaves were then sold in auctions like commodities.
Here is a diagram of the slave ship “The Brookes”.It was designed to carry 451 slaves but on one voyage it carried 600 slaves. AFRICA TO U.S.A
America to Britain • Do you know what was grown on the plantations? • mahogany was exported from America to Britain. True or false? • What was exported from America to Britain? Tobacco,sugar & cotton True! Tobacco, cotton, sugar & rum!
