Describe the Encomienda System. Be sure to include the choices settlers gave the natives and what the natives were offered as compensation. Warm Up

CHAPTER 2 SECTION 5: Beginnings of Slavery in the Americas Slavery in America (6 minutes)

European colonists used Native Americans as slaves.

European diseases wiped out much of the Native American population, causing colonists to look for a new labor force.

Europeans were ______________, or had a natural resistance, to diseases common in Europe like measles, smallpox, and typhus.

_____________________had no resistance to these diseases, and millions died in the years after the Europeans arrived.

_______________________, or large, single-crop farms, were the main source of income for people living in the colonies.

With a shortage of Native American workers, Spanish and Portuguese plantation owners had to find other sources of _________________.

Slaves from __________________ were brought to America and the African slave trade flourished. Slaves from __________________ were brought to America and the African slave trade flourished.

Europeans enslaved millions of Africans and sent them to work in their colonies.

In 1510 Spanish government _____________________________in the colonies. Most slaves came from the interior of ________.

One out of every six slaves died along the __________________, the voyage across the Atlantic Ocean to reach the Americas, because of horrible living conditions.

Slave trade led to the ____________ ____________ ___, as enslaved Africans were sent all across the world.

Colonial leaders worked to regulate slave treatment and behavior, but treatment of enslaved Africans ________.

Slaves were given very few __________________. Africans were considered __________, not people. _______________ were often tortured or killed. Treatment of slaves varied. Some slaves reported that their masters treated them _________, however ______________ was very common.

Slaves in the Americas created a distinct culture.

Family Vital part of slave culture Provided a _____________, a place not fully under the slaveholders’ control Faced many challenges, including ________________ ___

Family There were more ______ slaves than _________ slaves, which made it difficult to form stable families.

Religion Christianity blended with traditional ________ elements Christianity blended with traditional ________ elements Gave sense of _____________________ Gave sense of _____________________ Spirituals were a common form of religious expression. Spirituals were a common form of religious expression. Used songs and ________________ to tell their stories of hope, sorrow, agony, and joy. Used songs and ________________ to tell their stories of hope, sorrow, agony, and joy.

Art and Dance Form of expression Dances were important _______________in slave communities. Heavily influenced by ______________.

In your notebook, create and complete the following chart with as many causes and effects of the African Slave Trade as you can think of: Closure Causes of the slave trade Lasting effects of the slave trade

Causes and effects of the African Slave Trade: Closure Causes of the slave trade Lasting effects of the slave trade The climate of the southern colonies was suited for certain crops, (like cotton, tobacco and sugarcane) which required large amounts of labor. Racism Other sources of labor such as indentured servants, were not able to fill the needs. Native Americans were dying of European diseases. African Diaspora Racism Middle Passage deaths Horrible treatment of enslaved Africans 12 million+ deaths of Africans over hundreds of years Africans blended Christianity and traditional African elements African American culture developed