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Modern World History Lecture #3

Modern World History Lecture #3. The Americas 1550-1750. Themes. Westerners tried, with varying degrees of success, to transplant their cultures in the Americas. Through the Atlantic system, western nations grew wealthier. Colonization increased cross-cultural exchange.

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Modern World History Lecture #3

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  1. Modern World HistoryLecture #3 The Americas 1550-1750

  2. Themes • Westerners tried, with varying degrees of success, to transplant their cultures in the Americas. • Through the Atlantic system, western nations grew wealthier. • Colonization increased cross-cultural exchange.

  3. Harvesting Tobacco at Jamestownby Sidney King 1650

  4. Themes • Unique aspects of Africa * Diverse * Abundance of rich raw materials 2. Cross-cultural exchange took place through slavery.

  5. King Afonso of Kongo • Why was King Afonso a Catholic? Why did he write this letter to the King of Portugal? • Who did Afonso blame for the problems he addressed in this letter? • What did Afonso think of the slave trade? • What was his tone in the letter? What does that tone tell you about the Kongo-Portuguese relations?

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