Warm-Up (10/1) Please pick up the two sheets from the side table and hole punch them Please pick up the two sheets from the side table and hole punch them
Growth of Trade in the Colonies
-North American colonies at this time are seen as economic resources that could produce raw materials. - English controls on trade (Navigation Acts) will later cause many conflicts.
*Mercantilism* economic system where nations created and maintained wealth by carefully controlling trade Result = ? Nations become stronger by building gold supply and expanding trade
Manufactured goods SUGAR raw materials
Exports Goods sold to other countries
Imports Goods brought in from other countries
Duties Taxes on imported goods.
Free enterprise Economic competition with little to no government control
Navigation Acts 1. England believed the colonies existed to serve them 2. Believed should export more than import 3. Required colonists to do the bulk of their trading with England 4. Set duties on products 5. Sailors had to be English 6. Ships were inspected 7. All ships carrying goods to America had to stop in England and pay taxes
The Colonies began to smuggle and resist British control. The British began to tighten their control. Do you see a foreshadowing of future events??
In early American settlement, goods came from two main sources: England and Africa. This came to be known as Triangular Trade England, Africa and America
Triangular Trade
The Turn to Slavery Indentured white servants left plantations because of the large amount of available land to meet labor needs turned to enslaved Africans
IMAGINING THE HORRORS OF SLAVERY MRrc
Think back to what happened before you were forced on the ship. You were walking in the woods outside your peaceful village… What went through your mind as these strange men came at you out of nowhere? Why were there also black men, in addition to the whites (toubobs) attacking you? What do you think they are going to do with you?
Capture in West Africa
Slave Market in West Africa
After you were captured, you were taken to the slave market… What is going through your mind as you look around? Why do you think you are being branded? How does it feel to be sold as a commodity to slavers?
The Middle Passage Middle Passage – shipping of enslaved Africans to the West Indies to be sold in America Trade route for getting slaves to America Trade route for getting slaves to America
Hold of Slave Ship
Transport Yourself to the Slave Ship…think…and write… What are you thinking now? How will you cope with these conditions? What are your thought s as you realize this place is moving?
You are exhausted, hungry, and physically miserable. The toubob comes with food… Why is it important that you eat and stay strong? What are you going to do to alleviate the pain and hunger your are feeling? Why did Kunta believe white slavers enjoyed hurting the captives?
Slave Rebellion 2:05
You have been on the ship for nearly three weeks. The rage you feel is consuming. Communication between captured Africans improves as you slowly begin to understand pieces of the different languages… What are the advantages and disadvantages of an immediate slave rebellion? Why is communication important to you now? Do you think any Africans successfully overpowered their captors? What obstacles awaited them if they took control of the ship?
Sale of Slaves
You endured the torturous transatlantic crossing and exited the ship. For seven days you lived with other Africans from the ship in a large, square house with mud bricks. You were then taken to a public square… How does if feel to be off the ship? What do you think is now happening to you? What is all the shouting about?