Chapter 18: The Atlantic System and Africa, 1550-1800, pp. 501-525
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ID Questions: chartered Companies (define and provide examples) plantocracy driver seasoning manumission maroon capitalism mercantilism Atlantic Circuit Middle Passage Songhai Kanem-Bornu Hausaland Essay Questions: What were the effects of the Middle Passage on both slave traders and slaves? What were the pieces of the new Atlantic economy? Explain how each piece was necessary for the economy’s success. What was the life of a slave like on a West Indian sugar plantation in the eighteenth century? Include details from slaves’ work lives, as well as from their family and social lives. Describe the lives of free people in West Indian society in the eighteenth century. Compare and contrast the European mercantilist and capitalist systems. Give a detailed description of the Atlantic Circuit. Discuss the role played by African traders and political leaders in the Atlantic slave trade. What steps Africans take to control the trade with Europeans and how successful were they? How did the Saharan slave trade differ from the Atlantic slave trade? By the eighteenth century, colonies in what region were the largest sugar producers in the world? (1 word) Download 7.66 Kb. Share with your friends:
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