African Indigenous Peoples Change Cultures in the Americas Effects in Africa, Europe and Americas

Reading Quiz: September, 2015 Earth and its Peoples Ch % per question 1. What product boosted demand for African slaves in the Caribbean? 2. Define plantocracy: 3. Why was brutality normal in slave societies? 4. How did the Atlantic economy contribute to the growth of capitalism? 5. Where in Africa was the Gold Coast?

Slavery in Colonial Latin America What have you learned about African slavery so far from reading the chapter? Estimated Slave Imports to Latin America Total Imports Avg. per Year Spanish Am. BrazilSpanish Am.Brazil ,500 50,000 1,250 1, , ,000 2,925 5, ,600 1,891,4005,786 18,914 By 1810, over 2.5 million slaves to Brazilian Ports alone

Historical Sources The Earth and its Peoples Ch. 19, pp Who was Ayuba Suleiman Diallo? 1. Since Islamic law allowed Muslims to enslave non-Muslims, would non-Muslims have considered it justifiable to enslave Muslims? 2. What aspects of Ayuba Suleiman enslavement were normal, and which unusual? 3. How different would his life been had he been sold in Jamaica rather than Maryland?

African Slavery in the Americas Generally two types slavery: plantation and urban Plantation Slavery -Scale of African slave trade tied to plantation agriculture -Brazilian sugar zone: slaves by early 17 th Century -Caribbean plantations: 500-1,000 per plantation -Difficult living conditions for slaves: diet, conditions, work Urban Slavery -Prevalent in Spanish America, up to 15 slaves/household -Artisans, laborers often shared households with owners -American-born children of mixed parents often freed -Slaves usually allowed to purchase their own freedom

Class Debate on the African Slave Trade See details on ASULEARN Operative question: How did the slave trade change cultures, both in Africa and in the Americas? 1. Why did the Europeans enslave Africans? A. Economic reasons (argued by A-M) B. Racism and previous existence of slavery in Africa (argued by N-Z) Did the Atlantic Slave trade change cultures in the Americas? A. Slavery changed cultures in the Americas to a great degree (argued by A-M) ( ) B. Slavery had little influence on cultures in the Americas (argued by N-Z) ( )

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