origins of the transatlantic slave trade

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Why were indentured servants less favorable than enslaved Africans?

Indentured servants were not immune to diseases that enslaved Africans had some resilience to

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What was a major disadvantage of indentured servitude for plantation owners?

Indentured servants had limited time contracts and would eventually be free

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What economic factors contributed to the establishment of the slave trade?

The demand for luxury goods and the rise of consumerism created a foundation for the slave trade.

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Q: How did religious and racial hierarchies influence the slave trade?

Decisions on which populations to enslave were often based on religious and racial hierarchies

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Q: Which country was the first to establish a formalized slave trade pathway?

Portugal in the late 1500s.

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Q: Who was the first Englishman to engage in the slave trade?

John Hawkins.

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Q: How did the Industrial Revolution impact the slave trade?

It increased the demand for cotton and other goods

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Q: What economic rationale kept countries involved in the slave trade?

If one country stopped exporting slaves

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Q: What misleading narratives were used to justify the slave trade?

The idea that slaves were better off on English plantations than in their "war-torn" countries.

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Q: How did the slave trade evolve from the 1500s to the 1700s?

It transitioned from chaotic and disorganized to a well-established system.

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Q: What were Barracoons?

Markets along the interior slave routes where enslaved individuals were sold.

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Q: What kind of trauma did enslaved individuals endure during the trade?

Extensive bodily trauma

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Q: What motivated North American colonists to turn to slavery?

The need for cheap labor to work land taken from Indigenous peoples for profitable returns.

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Q: How did European competition influence the slave trade?

Countries competed to become the world's biggest power

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Q: What was the Royal African Company's trade ratio for enslaved individuals?

They could trade approximately 3 pounds worth of goods for one person

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Q: What was the profit margin for Brazil in the late 18th century regarding the slave trade?

Roughly 10% profit on each trade.

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Q: How did the slave trade contribute to industrialization?

It provided large sums of money necessary for rapid industrialization

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Q: What invention increased the demand for cotton in the late 18th century?

The cotton gin

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Q: How did rum production relate to the slave trade?

The popularity of rum in New England increased the demand for sugar

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Q: What was the impact of the slave trade on the U.S. coastal economies?

Most coastal economies were built around slavery and were severely impacted when it was abolished.

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Q: What role did the slave trade play in the development of insurance companies?

It laid the groundwork for the insurance industry due to the financial risks involved in the trade.