1. Warm-up:
List three resources that you think explorers went out in search of during the Age of Exploration. For each, explain how it would benefit the country searching for it.
Define slavery.

2. Colombian Exchange and the
Middle Passage

3. Economy during Age of Exploration
Mercantilism
economic way of thinking during the Age of Exploration
belief that the more resources you have, the more prosperous your nation is
Especially boullion (gold/silver)
idea is that you have a favorable balance of trade when you export more than you import

4. Need for Resources
Exploring nations believed that they controlled every aspect of the places they colonized
If you own it…it counts as your property, not as an import
More land = more resources = more boullion

5. Early Colonization
Used the labor that already existed in an area to exploit the land
Grow as many crops as you can to make more money
Working conditions were harsh and many Native Americans died in the process

6. Exchange of Goods
Need for more goods led to new trade routes and more workers
Colombian Exchange:
exchange of goods (including people, food, and animals) between the Old World and the New World
also known as Triangle Trade

7. Activity # 1 On the blank side of your sheet:
Draw a map of Triangle Trade
Label 10 items that went from Old World to New World (includes Africa)
Label 8 items that went from Americas to Europe
Label 3 items that went from Europe to Africa

8. The “Columbian Exchange”
Squash
Avocado
Peppers
Sweet Potatoes
Turkey
Pumpkin
Tobacco
Quinine
Cocoa
Pineapple
Cassava
POTATO
Peanut
TOMATO
Vanilla
MAIZE
Syphilis
Trinkets
Liquor
GUNS
Olive
COFFEE BEAN
Banana
Rice
Onion
Turnip
Honeybee
Barley
Grape
Peach
SUGAR CANE
Oats
Citrus Fruits
Pear
Wheat
HORSE
Cattle
Sheep
Pigs
Smallpox
Flu
Typhus
Measles
Malaria
Diptheria
Whooping Cough

9. Slave Trade
One of the biggest impacts of the Triangle Trade route was the Middle Passage
From Africa to ‘New World’
Slaves used to replace indigenous Americans

10. Activity # 2
Watch the video about the Slave Trade. Answer the questions.

11. Activity # 3
Look through the quotes on the Atlantic Slave Trade. Answer these questions on the bottom of the video questions.
Which quote stands out most to you? Why?