Transatlantic SLAVE TRADE

MERCANTILISM According to the economic theory of Mercantilism, a nation becomes powerful by increasing its trade. Colonization was strictly a way to make money for the “mother” country Trade was a way to make money through imports and exports Imports = goods brought into the country Exports = goods sent to markets outside of the country You want more exports than imports

NAVIGATION ACTS Series of laws passed by England to regulate trade between the mother country and her colonies—known as The Navigation Acts. Colonial merchants wanted to regulate their own trade and develop their own trade routes

TRIANGULAR TRADE Triangular trade route was the most famous route set up by colonial merchants

Merchants transported rum, guns, and other supplies from New England First Leg Merchants transported rum, guns, and other supplies from New England to West Africa These goods were traded for slaves NEW ENGLAND Guns rum Other goods WEST AFRICA slaves

Traders carried their slaves from West Africa to the West Indies Second Leg Traders carried their slaves from West Africa to the West Indies They would sell their slaves and use the profits to by molasses West Africa West Indies slaves

Exports from New England were shipped to The West Indies Final Leg Exports from New England were shipped to The West Indies These goods were exchanged for sugar and molasses that was used to make the rum Fish, lumber livestock NEW ENGLAND WEST INDIES Sugar and molasses

The Middle Passage was the trip from Africa to 1. This was anywhere form 5 weeks to 3 months long. The Middle Passage was the trip from Africa to the Americas

View this slide as you listen to the autobiography of a former Slave, Olaudah Equiano https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=KPSfH0ztaBs 1:02.40

Slaves were fed once a day and if they refused were force fed Conditions were terrible along this trip leading to a breeding ground for disease Many sick slaves were thrown overboard to prevent epidemics Approx. 3 million slaves died along the middle passage. Many tried to drown themselves before boarding. Slaves were lined up along the lower portion of the boat and chained together

EXPANSION OF SLAVERY Slavery was expanding because of tobacco farms The plantation system depended on slave labor because of the vast amount of land

Columbian Exchange Positives Negatives 1. 2. 3. 1. 2. 3.

Early Colonies Check 1607 = Why did Pilgrims come to America? Significance of Mayflower Compact? Cause of Triangle Trade? Main thing traded and why? Ocean? Why death at Jamestown? Reason for establishment of Jamestown and Plymouth?