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Table of Contents . Demographics of Latin America 9.25 Encomiendas 9.26 3. Gender Roles 9.27 4. African Slavery 9.28. African Slavery 9.28. Triangle Trade (3 slides worth of notes): Middle Passage:. Triangle Trade.

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  1. Table of Contents • Demographics of Latin America 9.25 • Encomiendas 9.26 3. Gender Roles 9.27 4. African Slavery 9.28

  2. African Slavery 9.28 Triangle Trade (3 slides worth of notes): Middle Passage:

  3. Triangle Trade • Europe: Industrial Revolution  factories, ability to make manufactured goods, weapons (guns) • Population that DEMANDS coffee, sugar, tea, and cotton (to make clothes with) • cold, mild climate (can’t grow)

  4. Triangle Trade • Africa: tribal networks  frequent wars/conflicts • DEMAND: guns • Legacy of slavery (Arab/Middle Eastern traders)

  5. Triangle Trade • Americas: hot, temperate climate (ideal for growing cotton, coffee, etc.) • Statistic: A single sugar plantation requires HUNDREDS of workers to be profitable. • Problem: Lack of labor. • Indian slavery has been abolished • Indians have either died from disease, overwork, or run away.

  6. Duration: 10 months (300 days) Triangle Trade

  7. Middle Passage • Voyage from West Africa to Latin and North America. • Duration: 1-2 months • 20% of all Africans died during the journey or soon after arrival. • Total of 9-10 million Africans arrived in America (MOSTLY Latin America).

  8. Homework (Due TUESDAY 10.2) Pretend you are thecaptain of a European 20-sailor trade ship. Your goal is to make at least 10,000 pesos on your journey. Write down at least FOUR entries in your ship’s log recording your journey on the triangle trade. 5 MUSKETS = 1 SLAVE = 200 POUNDS OF COFFEE/TEA = 1000 PESOS • LOCATION, DATE • WHAT YOUR SHIP IS CARRYING • WHERE YOUR SHIP IS HEADED Example: Oct 1stENGLAND We are about to set sail for the western part of Africa. On our ship, we are carrying ____ guns/muskets which we hope to sell to the slave traders in exchange for ____ slaves.

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