Colonial American and the Slave Trade

1. Colonial American and the Slave Trade

2. Colonial Trade Facts • Mercantilism: an economic system where England controlled what goods were trade to and from the colonies. Timber, Fur, Tobacco Machines, Hardware, Furniture

3. Mercantilism Limits…….. • Free Enterprise: Economic competition with little government control • Colonists could not buy or sell goods directly to other foreign countries. • Leads to unfavorable balance of trade for colonies.

4. Triangular Trade • Named for trade between colonies, England and Africa • Colonies: Export raw materials and rum. Imports slaves and manufactured goods. • England: Exports manufactured goods, guns and iron. Imports raw materials and gold. • Africa: Exports slaves, gold, and ivory. Imports guns and iron.

6. The Middle Passage • Named for the middle part of the Triangular trade which brought slaves to the colonies • Slave trade brought around 10 million Africans across the Atlantic Ocean. • Common threats: • Starvation • Dehydration • Diseases

14. REFLECTION • What feelings did you experience during the activity?

15. REFLECTION • Describe the process of enslavement? What did it feel like?

16. REFLECTION • How do you think the White Europeans felt about Africans?

17. REFLECTION • How do you think the Africans felt about the White Europeans?

18. REFLECTION • In what ways do you think this exercise accurately reflected an actual slave passage?

19. REFLECTION • In what ways do you think this exercise did not accurately reflect it?

20. REFLECTION • How do you think slavery affects people’s views on morality (what is right and wrong)?

21. REFLECTION • Why do you think this is important when we start to talk about the American Revolution and the founding of the United States?