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Slavery in the Americas

Published on Nov 18, 2015

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Labor in the Americas

THE DEVELOPMENT OF RACE BASED SLAVERY
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Indigenous Labor

  • Preferred by the Spanish
  • Cheaper, already resistant to local diseases
  • Easier to replace
  • However...
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Smallpox

MORTALITY RATES IN THE AMERICAS UP TO 80% TO 90%
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Smallpox and Malaria

  • Smallpox wiped out large portions of natives
  • Malarial regions in the Americas
  • Made African labor more attractive
  • Opened Africa up as a market for finished goods
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TRIANGULAR TRADE

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Atlantic WIND AND OCEAN CURRENTS

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And Now...

GLOBALIZATION
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THE COLUMBIAN EXCHANGE

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