Lesson 6 - The atlantic Slave Trade

Atlantic Slave Trade

Buying and selling of Africans for work in the americas

How did portugese settlement of brazil contribute to the development of the atlantic slave trade?

Demand for slaves grew massivley as brazilś sugar industry expanded

How did africans change the americas?

African labor contributed to thr economic development of the americas . Africans also brought their culture with them, including their art , music and food . These influenced american society.

Why were slaves brought to the americas

African slaves were brought to the americas when native american workers began dying from disease and warfare. They were brought to work the large sugar plantations.

Howdid the Eurpean colonization of the americas contribute to the development of the atlantic slave trade?

At first,colonists forced native americans to work their profitable mines and plantationsBut as native americans began dying by thr millions , the colonists bought africans to replace native american workers/slaves.

What were the consequences of the stlatic slave trad to african societies?

Population drain, introduction of guns that helped spread war and devestation

How did african leaders contribute to the development of the atlantic slave trade?

Some Africsan rulers helped deliver slaves to europeans on exchange for goods

How did African merchnats contribute to the development of the atlantic slave trade?

THe bought and sold slaves. when some African rulers opposed the slave trade, merchants developed new trade routes

What was the triangular trade?

The triangular trade was trade between Europe, the americas, and Africa. It brought manufacture d goods to africa, slaves to the americas, and various american items from the west indies to north america or from north america to europe

Indentured Servitude

a system of labor by which a person could work to pay off the cost of coming to the americas

Triangular trade

european trade between the americas, africa, and europe, involving slaves and other goods

Middle passage

voyage that brought capturd africns to the west indies and the americas