1. Old vs. New Imperialism

2. ~
Mainly focused on finding trade routes to India
Spices!
No major conquest
Mainly set up trade stations and colonies
Motivations
Spread Christianity (God)
Gold/Silver (Gold)
Spirit of adventure (Glory)
Old Imperialism

3. Old Imperialism Major Characteristics Columbian Exchange
Atlantic Slave Trade
Old Imperialism

4. Columbian Exchange
New plants, animals, and diseases exchanged between Europe and the Americas
Part of massive trade network between Africa, Europe, and North America

5. Plants and Animals
Old World
New World
Horses
Potatoes
Tobacco
Cattle
Wheat
Tomatoes
Oranges
Sugar

6. Columbian Exchange Effects of the Exchange
Population growth across the world
New food = better nutrition
European diseases devastate Native American population

7. Atlantic Slave Trade Primarily due to sugarcane
Not enough Native Americans to use for labor
Increased demand for African slaves
Mainly from the west coast of Africa
Supporters and critics
Slaves became part of Triangular Trade

9. Europe Americas Africa Triangular Trade Enslaved Africans
From Americas: Raw Goods (Tobacco, Molasses, Sugar, Cotton)
In Europe: Manufactured goods
From Europe: Guns and Cloth
From Africa: Slaves
Triangular Trade
Enslaved Africans

10. Effects of the Slave Trade
Depopulation in African states
Increased warfare between African peoples
More difficult to defend against further European colonization
Continued use of African labor

11. New Imperialism Mid 1800s-1914 Sought to dominate foreign territories
Controlled entire country instead of just trade stations
Used economic and technological means to make areas dependent as suppliers of raw materials and consumers
New weapons and inventions give Europeans an edge

12. New Technology

13. 84% of the world was colonized

14. What Stayed the Same? Guided by feeling of superiority
Exploitation of land, labor, and capital
Guided by civilizing or Christianizing mission
Use of new technologies
Spirit of capitalism
Markets exploited by dominant cultures