1. Section 2.4 Beginnings of Slavery in the Americas Compare & Contrast Africans & Natives Place the statements below in the correct position of the Venn diagram that follows. Include the textbook page number where you found the supporting detail. No family or friends to help them escape Form maroon communities Live miserable lives; die of disease & overworked Not immune to European diseases Can escaped and return home

2. Section 2.4 Beginnings of Slavery in the Americas Compare & Contrast Africans & Natives Enslaved Africans Enslaved Natives Enslaved by the Portuguese & Spanish in the Americas 1. 2. 3. 4. 5. Why Africans?

3. Section 2.4 Beginnings of Slavery in the Americas Compare & contrast Africans & Natives Enslaved Africans Enslaved Natives Enslaved by the Portugese & Spanish in the Americas 1. No family or friends to help them escape 2. Form maroon communities 3. Live miserable lives; die of disease & overworked 4. Not immune to European diseases 5. Can escaped and return home Why Africans? Immune to disease Less risk to escape Were plentiful Farming skills

4. Section 2.4 Beginnings of Slavery in the Americas Compare & contrast Africans & Natives Enslaved Africans Enslaved Natives Enslaved by the Portugese & Spanish in the Americas 1. No family or friends to help them escape 2. Form maroon communities 3. Live miserable lives; die of disease & overworked 4. Not immune to European diseases 5. Can escaped and return home Why Africans? Immune to disease Less risk to escape Were plentiful Farming skills

5. Place the statements below in the correct position of the Venn diagram that follows. Include the textbook page number where you found the supporting detail. Section 2.4 Beginnings of Slavery in the Americas Compare & Contrast Africans Endured the “Middle Passage” Mistreated by cruel slave owners Strong cultural heritage of dance, music, & storytelling Able to live in own country with family

6. Section 2.4 Beginnings of Slavery in the Americas Compare & Contrast Africans Enslaved Africans Africans in Africa Free to live according to local customs 6. 7. 8. 9.

7. Section 2.4 Beginnings of Slavery in the Americas Compare & Contrast Africans Enslaved Africans Africans in Africa Free to live according to local customs 6. Endured the “Middle Passage” 7. Mistreated by cruel slave owners 8. Strong cultural heritage of dance, music, & storytelling 9. Able to live in own country with family

8. Slave labor – European enslaved Africans for 4 reasons: 1. Africans were immune to most European diseases. 2. Africans had no friends or family in the Americas. to help them resist or escape. 3. Provided a permanent source of cheap labor. 4. Many had worked on farms in Africa. Middle Passage – the voyage of the slave ships from Africa to the Americas. The middle leg of the triangular trade between Europe, Africa, and the Americas. About 2 million Africans lost their lives during the Middle passage

9. Racism – slavery led to the belief that some people are inferior because of their race. List the major effects of the Columbian Exchange: On the Americas: 1.Arrival of diseases killed millions of natives 2.Arrival of European livestock – cattle, pigs, & horses 3.Arrival of European crops – grapes, onions, & wheat On Europe: 1.American crops – potatoes & corn 2.allowed for European population to greatly increase

10. Impact of European Expansion 1.Native populations ravaged by disease. 2.Influx of gold, and especially silver, into Europe 3.New products introduced across the continents [“Columbian Exchange”]. 4.Deepened colonial rivalries.