Lesson 12 Exploration Part 2 Agenda Bellwork Exploration

Lesson #12 -Exploration Part 2 • Agenda: Bellwork, Exploration Part 2 Notes, Equiano DBQ, Unit Packet • Bellwork: Using your phone, find your favorite recipe online, and write down the ingredients of that recipe. Then, answer the following questions. -Where do you think those ingredients came from? -What impact does world exploration have on the foods we eat, and don’t eat?

New Patterns of Trade • Objective: Discuss and analyze the creation of colonies in the Americas and elsewhere and how this led to the exchange of new types of goods, the establishment of new patterns of trade, and new economic systems in Europe. • Key Terms and People: Columbian Exchange, mercantilism, balance of trade, subsidies, capitalism, joint-stock companies • Guiding Questions: How did exploration result in a new exchange of plants and animals? What was mercantilism, and how did it push the drive to establish colonies? How did global trade lead to the rise of capitalism in Europe?

Columbian Exchange • Columbian Exchangeexchange of plants, animals, and diseases from Old World (Africa, Asia, Europe) to New World (Americas).

The Columbian Exchange Impact on Business Impact on Society • Emergence of capitalism-purpose is to make as much profit as possible; colonies supplied raw materials; goods manufactured in Europe; time of great wealth of Europeans. • Joint Stock Company-company with shareholders; way to fuel business; reduces risk; only lose initial investment; British East India Company; Virginia Company of London. • Mercantilism-a nation’s strength is based off its wealth; race for colonies; need strong military. • Balance of Trade-Must export more than import to be successful; high tariffs on imports; weakens other countries; subsidies (government grant) encourage investment and business. • Increase in business activity lead to growth of European cities. • A wealthy class of merchants rose to power in European cities. • Wealthy gained in urban areas; rural areas remained poor.

Atlantic Slave Trade • Objectives: Discuss triangular trade and analyze its consequences. • Terms and People: plantations, triangular trade, Middle Passage, Olaudah Equiano, African Diaspora • Guiding Questions: Where did the Atlantic slave trade originate? How did slavery evolve in the American colonies? What were the consequences of the slave trade?

Triangular Trade • As 90% of natives died, a new labor force was needed; indentured servants costs money. • Plantations-needed labor in Caribbean; cash crops-sugar and tobacco. • Most slaves came from West Africa; forcibly removed by Europeans; traded by other Africans for weapons and goods. • Triangular Trade-Europe to Africa (goods), Middle Passage-Africa to Americas (slaves), Americas to Europe (raw materials).

Effects of the Slave Trade • 400 years; devastated West African societies-taking future leaders and dividing tribes; 15 -20 million. • Slavery helped build economy of American colonies; knowledge of agriculture was beneficial to economic growth. • African Diaspora-the spread of people of African descent around the world; diffusion of African culture.

Lesson #12 -Exploration Part 2 Exit Ticket Using nearpod, answer the following questions. You will have 2 minutes to answer each question, before I move on. Remember to enter your name like this (Amanda. V 1 a). 1 -How did global trade lead to the rise of capitalism in Europe? 2 -What two things drove Europeans to look to Africa for slave labor? 3 -What was a major consequence of the slave trade?