2.  As Native Americans died, European colonists looked for other sources of labor  Indentured servants were expensive and not permanent

3.  African slaves were desired for because:  They had some exposure/immunity to European diseases  Unfamiliar with the land in the New World, so less likely to escape  Had experience with agriculture  Slaves were needed to work on sugar, coffee, and tobacco plantations

4.  The exchange of crops, domesticated animals, and diseases between the old and new worlds  Domesticated animals  Variety of new crops  Corn, potatoes  Spread of diseases around the world

5.  Portuguese and Spanish began the movement of slaves from African to the New World  Triangular Trade: Established a trading network  Raw materials (Cash crops)  Manufactured goods  Slaves  Columbian Exchange  Domesticated animals, crops, and disease

7.  The part of the journey from Africa to the New World  Cruel, brutal journey for slaves packed into slave ships  Inhumane conditions, 20% of the captured slaves died before reaching the New World

8.  Slaves were auctioned off to the highest bidder  Slavery was life-long  Children born to slaves also became slaves

9.  Preservation of culture  Musical traditions and stories kept alive  Mixing of languages created a creole language  Slave resistance  Made themselves less productive by breaking tools and working slowly  Some slave revolts and uprisings

10.  Slave trade changed African society  European trading posts  Spread Christianity  Introduced guns and other weapons  Increased violence  devastated many tribes  New foods and crops introduced  Thousands of men lost to slavery  Society of mostly women

11.  What is a primary source?  How to read a primary source:  1. What kind of document is it?  Newspaper, diary, letter, picture???  2. Look for the author.  Who wrote it? What is their point of view?  3. Title (if there is one)  What is it going to be about? The language WILL be different and complex. TRY YOUR BEST and ASK for help if you don’t understand