1. Transatlantic SLAVE TRADE

2. MERCANTILISM According to the economic theory of
Mercantilism, a nation becomes
powerful by increasing its trade.
Colonization was strictly a way to
make money for the “mother” country
Trade was a way to make money through imports and exports
Imports = goods
brought into the
country
Exports = goods
sent to markets
outside of the
country
You want more
exports than
imports

4. NAVIGATION ACTS Series of laws passed by England to regulate trade
between the mother country
and her colonies—known as
The Navigation Acts.
Colonial merchants wanted to regulate their own trade
and develop their own trade routes

5. TRIANGULAR TRADE Triangular trade route was the most famous
route set up
by colonial
merchants

7. Merchants transported rum, guns, and other supplies from New England
First
Leg
Merchants transported rum, guns, and
other supplies from New England
to West Africa
These goods were traded for slaves
NEW
ENGLAND
Guns rum
Other goods
WEST AFRICA
slaves

8. Traders carried their slaves from West Africa to the West Indies
Second
Leg
Traders carried their slaves from West
Africa to the West Indies
They would sell their slaves and use the
profits to by molasses
West Africa
West Indies
slaves

9. Exports from New England were shipped to The West Indies
Final
Leg
Exports from New England were shipped to
The West Indies
These goods were exchanged for sugar and
molasses that was used to make the rum
Fish, lumber
livestock
NEW
ENGLAND
WEST INDIES
Sugar and
molasses

11. The Middle Passage was the trip from Africa to
1. This was anywhere form 5 weeks to 3 months long.
The Middle Passage was the trip from Africa to
the Americas

12. View this slide as you listen to the autobiography of a former
Slave, Olaudah Equiano 1:02.40

13. Slaves were fed once a day and if they refused were force fed
Conditions were terrible along
this trip leading to a breeding
ground for disease
Many sick slaves were thrown
overboard to prevent epidemics
Approx. 3 million slaves died along the middle passage.
Many tried to drown themselves before boarding.
Slaves were lined up along the
lower portion of the boat and
chained together

14. EXPANSION OF SLAVERY Slavery was expanding because of tobacco farms
The plantation system depended on
slave labor because of the vast
amount of land

22. Columbian Exchange
Positives
Negatives

25. Early Colonies Check
1607 =
Why did Pilgrims come to America?
Significance of Mayflower Compact?
Cause of Triangle Trade? Main thing traded and why? Ocean?
Why death at Jamestown?
Reason for establishment of Jamestown and Plymouth?