The African Slave Trade and Columbian Exchange Agenda

The African Slave Trade and Columbian Exchange

Agenda 1. Bell Ringer: What are positive and negative effects of worldwide exploration? 2. Lecture: Atlantic Slave Trade and Columbian Exchange 3. Map Activity, Triangle Trade 4. 5. 6. 7. 1. Columbian Exchange. Video Clip, the Process of Trade Primary Document Analysis: The life of a slave. Test corrections. Information Age of Exploration Projects, Groups, etc. HW: Reading Quiz Friday

Columbian Exchange • This was the trade of goods between the new world and Europe in the Age of Exploration. • Some traded on purpose, such as food, animals, and technology. • Others by accident, such as disease and certain crops.

Introduction • Fifty percent of all immigrants to the New World between 1500 and 1800 were Africans. • Most came from Guinea. • Europeans saw the African as uncivilized and primitive.

Origins of Slavery • Slavery wasn’t always African. • Jews were enslaved in Egypt. • Africans were enslaved by other Africans, usually as prisoners of war.

Accounts of the Slave Trade • A Doctor aboard a slave ship claimed that many slaves were kidnapped from rival tribes. • Then they were shipped to the coast to be sold to traders from Portugal.

The Process of Trade • Sailors trade goods for slaves along the Coast of Africa. • Slaves are sent up the coast, cleaned and coated in oil. • Prospective buyers will ask about any deformities or illnesses.

Triangle Trade • Slaves were packed onto ships. • Approximate price of a slave in Africa = $25 • Approximate price in America = $150 • Huge Profits even if half die. • 451 per voyage, commonly overloaded.

The Voyage