Aim: What role did geography play in the development of the Atlantic Slave Trade? Do Now: Define the following terms Word Definition Import Export Goods Market
What is The Triangular Trade?
Definition Triangular Trade: Trade routes between Africa, Europe and the Americas during the Atlantic Slave Trade.
THE TRIANGULAR SLAVE TRADE CHEAP MANUFACTURED GOODS THE TRIANGULAR SLAVE TRADE Trinkets – pots, pans, beads, shells, cloth SLAVES WERE USED ON PLANTATIONS, GROWING SUGAR, TOBACCO, COTTON. THIRD STAGE – RAW MATERIALS SENT TO EUROPE Profits from slave sales were used to buy produce from the plantations eg. sugar, tobacco, cotton, which were sold for great profit in Europe. Cheap trinkets exchanged for slaves FIRST STAGE – EUROPE TO AFRICA U.S.A. TRIBAL CHIEFS EXCHANGE SLAVES , OR SLAVES ARE CAPTURED Mexico Caribbean Islands SECOND STAGE - THE MIDDLE PASSAGE SLAVE TRADERS THEN SOLD THE SLAVES TO PLANTATION OWNERS Brazil THE ‘MIDDLE PASSAGE’ – THE JOURNEY ACROSS THE ATLANTIC.. THE WORLD AROUND 1750
The Atlantic Slave Trade The Triangle Trade: Trade between three points. The Americas Europe Africa The Middle Passage: The forced transport of slaves from Africa to the Americas. Americas Sugar cultivated and traded to England Europe Distilled sugar to make rum. Africa Traded rum and firearms for slaves. Show Amistad Clip
Maps of the Triangular Trade
The Middle Passage
Activity Read about Mercantilism as a class. Fill in the boxes based on your understanding of the front article.