5.+Slave+Systems+and+Slave+trade


 * Before the Slave Trade (Before the 1450’s)
 * 1441: First slaves brought to Portugal from Africa
 * Trade grew immensely after about 1550
 * Especially after American plantation colonies developed
 * Overall: Slavery was already practiced in Spain, Portugal, and by a small minority of Europeans
 * How slavery originated
 * Native laborers died quickly due to lack of immunity to new diseases
 * There was also a shortage of indentured servants needed to work in the fields
 * Land owners needed a large amount of cheap labor to work in the field
 * Changes within this time period:
 * Demographically:
 * 1850: Population in areas involved in the Atlantic Trade would have been about half of what they were if the trade never existed
 * Brought over more men than women, but more women than children
 * Atlantic Trade also brought new crops to Africa, replenishing the diminishing population
 * Economically:
 * Introduced new plants and resources to both the New and Old World
 * Merchants heavily involved, helping expand the economy
 * Also integrated African culture into that of the rest of the worl
 * The Trade Triangle (aka: The Great Circuit)
 * Slaves: Africa  à the New World
 * Money: New World  à Europe
 * Trade Goods: Europe  à Africa
 * Role of trade in this time period
 * Sums of slaves grew as the demand in the New World grew
 * Most slaves worked in either sugar plantations, coffee plantations, or in the mines.
 * Eventually led to the Industrial Revolution


 * Slave Exports from Africa, 1500-1900 (in thousands) **
 * Ending Location ||  1500-1600  ||  1600-1700  ||  1700-1800  ||  1800-1900  ||  Total  ||
 * Red Sea ||  200  ||  200  ||  200  ||  450  ||  1050  ||
 * Trans-Sahara ||  550  ||  700  ||  700  ||  1200  ||  3150  ||
 * East Africa and Indian Ocean ||  100  ||  100  ||  400  ||  442  ||  1042  ||
 * Trans-Atlantic ||  325  ||  1868  ||  6133  ||  3330  ||  11656  ||

Atlantic Slave Trade || Thousands  ||  Percentage  ||
 * Destination of slaves in the
 * British North America || 523  ||  5  ||
 * Spanish America || 1687  ||  15  ||
 * British Caribbean || 2443  ||  21  ||
 * French Caribbean || 1655  ||  15  ||
 * Dutch Caribbean || 500  ||  4  ||
 * Danish Caribbean || 50  ||  0.4  ||
 * Brazil || 4190  ||  37  ||
 * Old World || 297  ||  2.6  ||
 * Total: || 11,345  ||   ||

Stearns Textbook pgs. 449-455 Princeton Review 2008/2009 Edition pg. 186 In-class notes: Mr. Delarme, Unit 3
 * Sources**