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1)ATTENDANCE 2)PREPARED, PROMPT AND POLITE 3)WARM-UP ACTIVITY

1)ATTENDANCE 2)PREPARED, PROMPT AND POLITE 3)WARM-UP ACTIVITY TURN TO YOUR RIGHT OR LEFT AND PARTNER UP. WITHOUT TALKING, FIND OUT AT LEAST 5 THINGS ABOUT YOUR PARTNER THAT YOU DID NOT KNOW BEFORE. YOU MAY NOT : WRITE OUT THE WORD OR SPEAK 4)DISCUSSION ON ACTIVITY 5)NOTES-2.1.

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1)ATTENDANCE 2)PREPARED, PROMPT AND POLITE 3)WARM-UP ACTIVITY

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  1. 1)ATTENDANCE • 2)PREPARED, PROMPT AND POLITE • 3)WARM-UP ACTIVITY • TURN TO YOUR RIGHT OR LEFT AND PARTNER UP. • WITHOUT TALKING, FIND OUT AT LEAST 5 THINGS ABOUT YOUR PARTNER THAT YOU DID NOT KNOW BEFORE. YOU MAY NOT : WRITE OUT THE WORD OR SPEAK • 4)DISCUSSION ON ACTIVITY • 5)NOTES-2.1

  2. European Exploration and Colonization 2.1

  3. The Trans-Saharan Slave Trade in Africa • Slavery was not new. It had existed in Africa for thousands of years • When the Europeans first arrived in Western and Central Africa they discovered a thriving commerce in slaves • Slaves came from Europe, and Northern and Western Africa and were of many races • Initially women and children were primarily taken as slaves which is different from the slave trade in the Americas that chose primarily young men for work in agriculture.

  4. The Origins of the Atlantic Slave Trade • Europeans primarily purchased slaves from African traders • Interethnic rivalries in W. Africa led to the warfare that produced these slaves • Slaves in Europe were primarily limited to the countries of Spain and Portugal, but that changed after Columbus’s voyage to the Americas

  5. The Slave Trade • The Atlantic slave trade was a product of Western Europe’s expansion of power that began in the 1600’s and continued into the 20th century • European powers sought to explore, conquer and colonize Africa, Asia and the Americas

  6. The Slave Trade • Europeans were interested in spreading Christianity and gaining wealth through trade in Africa • But, they were even more interested in trade with India and China • This motivation led to Columbus’s journeys and the discovery of the Americas

  7. The Slave Trade • Columbus and those who followed him quickly enslaved the Native Americans they encountered as laborers • Large numbers of Native Americans died from European disease and overwork • The demand for a new workforce caused the Atlantic slave trade in the Americas

  8. Assignment • 1. Describe the slave trade as it existed when Europeans first arrived in Africa. • 2. What motivations led to European’s involvement in Africa, Asia and the America’s? • 3. Who were the first slaves in the Americas? Why did Africans become the new source of labor? • 4. Explain how interethnic rivalries among Africans contributed to the slave trade. • 5. Describe how Columbus’s journey changed the slave trade.

  9. Growth of the Atlantic Slave Trade 2.1.2

  10. Growth of the Atlantic Slave Trade • Demand for agricultural goods in Europe and a shortage of Natives to enslave led to an increase in the demand for African slave labor • Products such as sugar, tobacco, indigo, silver and gold were extremely popular in Europe • During this time a new harsher form of slavery had been established in the Americas in which slavery was based on race • Slaves were now considered chattel, or personal property of their masters and lost their customary rights as human beings

  11. Europeans dominate the slave trade • Portugal and Spain were the first European powers to bring slaves to the Americas • The profits from the slave trade became so great that soon the English, Dutch and French also became involved • Due to a series of wars between these countries control of the slave trade changed hands several times

  12. Economics of the Slave Trade • Profits from the slave trade as well as rum, tobacco and sugar from N. America made their way back to Europe • Europeans traded manufactured goods to Africa for slaves to send to the Americas • This became known as the triangle trade

  13. Assignment • In at least two paragraphs answer the following extended response question • Describe how the slave trade evolved from the Trans-Saharan exchange controlled primarily by Africans to the Atlantic slave trade dominated by Europeans. Be sure to include the influence of Columbus’s voyage to the Americas. Also, explain how so many European countries became involved in this trade and explain the flow of commerce in the triangle trade. Finally, discuss your reaction to the vast involvement of Africans as traders in this commerce.

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