 | African Civilizations and the Spread of Islam Chapter Outline Summary I. African Societies: Diversity and Similarities It owed its prominent position to control of caravan routes and access to gold, extending control from the Niger to Senegal rivers 71.06 Kb.  1 | read |
| The Discovery of the Americas and the Transatlantic Slave Trade They also developed new technologies to grow, manufacture, and transport sugar great distances. But perhaps the most difficult problem these businessmen faced was securing the labor to sustain the vast economic enterprise they were 35.99 Kb. 1 | read |
 | Ira Berlin, “African Immigration to Colonial America,” History Now 3 (Spring 2005) 18.89 Kb. 1 | read |
| Reading Guide Jump To Section Africans in the Americas, particularly the role they played in colonial economies and the seasoning process they endured Reading guide 382.62 Kb. 4 | read |
| The Atlantic Slave Trade Notes All of the information from these notes can be found on the “Sway” posted to the class website 104.63 Kb. 1 | read |
| Section 1: The Triangular Trade Reasons for the Atlantic Slave Trade The demand for sugar was increasing in Britain as it became more affordable for the majority of the population, and was used to sweeten and preserve foods 95.09 Kb. 1 | read |
| Us history Name Garis Date Class Period Learning Targets Once on the map, click on "Europe" in green. It will take you to the site 404.67 Kb. 1 | read |
| The Triangular Slave Trade Africans, on the other hand, were excellent workers: They often had experience of agriculture and keeping cattle, they were used to a tropical climate, resistant to tropical diseases 24.79 Kb. 1 | read |
| Background Information Summary The Triangular Slave Trade Up to 20% of those chained in the holds of the slave ships died before they even reached their destination. Between 1450 and 1850 at least 12 million Africans were taken across the notorious Middle Passage of the Atlantic mainly to colonies in 108.12 Kb. 1 | read |
| The slave trade in a chart Captives taken in war; female slavery for households; slavery form of servitude to gain wealth and status 10.62 Kb. 1 | read |
| John Brown House: Myth of the Slave Tunnel Thousands of years later, slavery was still being practiced in what is known as the transatlantic slave trade. Sparked by the need for labor the slave trade boomed. By the late 18th century Rhode Island merchants were heavily engaged in the triangle 32.77 Kb. 1 | read |
| Harriet tubman seminar Statistics of the nineteenth century slave trade and liberated African immigration (1841-1865), while incomplete, show the replacement of a West African by a Central African majority in Guyana 277.15 Kb. 7 | read |
| Rethinking transnationalism: African intellectuals and the politics of the African Diaspora 123.24 Kb. 2 | read |
| Committee: Dr. Rosemarie Zagarri >Dr. Jane T. Censer >Dr. Harold D. Langley Yet, no comprehensive work has investigated the triangular relationship that developed among slaves, white southerners, and the British when Great Britain’s forces blockaded and raided America’s coast during the War of 1812 198.62 Kb. 3 | read |
| Discuss the experiences of Africans in American society Describe the major elements of the Columbian Exchange and analyze the demographic and environmental changes in both hemispheres 38.93 Kb. 1 | read |