The African Slave Trade and Columbian Exchange

1. The African Slave Trade and Columbian Exchange

2. Agenda • Bell Ringer: What are positive and negative effects of worldwide exploration? • Lecture: Atlantic Slave Trade and Columbian Exchange • Map Activity, Triangle Trade • Columbian Exchange. • Video Clip, the Process of Trade • Primary Document Analysis: The life of a slave. • Test corrections. Information • Age of Exploration Projects, Groups, etc. etc. HW: Reading Quiz Friday

3. Columbian Exchange • This was the trade of goods between the new world and Europe in the Age of Exploration. • Some traded on purpose, such as food, animals, and technology. • Others by accident, such as disease and certain crops.

4. Introduction • Fifty percent of all immigrants to the New World between 1500 and 1800 were Africans. • Most came from Guinea. • Europeans saw the African as uncivilized and primitive.

5. Origins of Slavery • Slavery wasn’t always African. • Jews were enslaved in Egypt. • Africans were enslaved by other Africans, usually as prisoners of war.

6. Accounts of the Slave Trade • A Doctor aboard a slave ship claimed that many slaves were kidnapped from rival tribes. • Then they were shipped to the coast to be sold to traders from Portugal.

7. The Process of Trade • Sailors trade goods for slaves along the Coast of Africa. • Slaves are sent up the coast, cleaned and coated in oil. • Prospective buyers will ask about any deformities or illnesses.

8. Triangle Trade • Slaves were packed onto ships. • Approximate price of a slave in Africa = $25 • Approximate price in America = $150 • Huge Profits even if half die. • 451 per voyage, commonly overloaded.

10. The Voyage