1. Settling on the New Land
EQ: What impact did Old World have on New World once settled?

2. Found, Now What?
So now that the new land has been found, what do the Europeans do with it?
Established colonies to expand their empires
Use the land to create wealth

3. Mercantilism Export more than you import
Use newly conquered territories to make profits
Mines, plantations
Sell products to other countries and colonies to make a profit
Created a capitalists society worldwide as countries tried to invest money in new colonies to increase wealth

4. Impact on the Natives
Need someone to work on the plantations and in the mines
Used Natives as slave labor at first
What happened to the natives though?
Had to find another work force
Turned to Africa for the answer
Birth of the slave trade

5. Triangular Trade
Trade between Europe, Africa, and the Americas

6. Middle Passage The “middle” segment of the triangular trade
Shipping of slaves to the Americas to work on plantations
Let’s look more at the Triangular Trade and Middle Passage