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AFRICAN SLAVE TRADE
The “Need” for Slaves
As Native Americans died, European colonists looked for other sources of labor
Indentured servants were expensive and not permanent
Looking to Africa African slaves were
desired for because: They had some
exposure/immunity to European diseases
Unfamiliar with the land in the New World, so less likely to escape
Had experience with agriculture
Slaves were needed to work on sugar, coffee, and tobacco plantations
Columbian Exchange The exchange of crops, domesticated
animals, and diseases between the old and new worlds
Domesticated animals Variety of new crops
Corn, potatoes Spread of diseases around the world
Triangular Trade
Portuguese and Spanish began the movement of slaves from African to the New World
Triangular Trade: Established a trading network Raw materials (Cash crops) Manufactured goods Slaves Columbian Exchange
Domesticated animals, crops, and disease
The Middle Passage
The part of the journey from Africa to the New World Cruel, brutal journey
for slaves packed into slave ships
Inhumane conditions, 20% of the captured slaves died before reaching the New World
Africans in the New World
Slaves were auctioned off to the highest bidder
Slavery was life-long Children born to
slaves also became slaves
African Life in the New World
Preservation of culture Musical traditions and
stories kept alive Mixing of languages
created a creole language
Slave resistance Made themselves less
productive by breaking tools and working slowly
Some slave revolts and uprisings
Society in Africa
Slave trade changed African society European trading posts
Spread Christianity Introduced guns and other weapons
Increased violence devastated many tribes
New foods and crops introduced Thousands of men lost to slavery
Society of mostly women
Primary Sources
What is a primary source?
How to read a primary source: 1. What kind of document is it?
Newspaper, diary, letter, picture??? 2. Look for the author.
Who wrote it? What is their point of view? 3. Title (if there is one)
What is it going to be about?
The language WILL be different and complex.TRY YOUR BEST and ASK for help if you don’t understand