Triangular Trade and the Middle

Passage

Essential Question

•How were Europe, the 13 Colonies, and Africa economically intertwined?

TSWBAT:• Identify what Triangular Trade is•Read and analyze documents about the Middle Passage•Participate in a review activity for tomorrow’s quiz

Indentured Servants

• Contracting work for a fixed period of time (3-7 years) in exchange for transportation, food, clothing, lodging, and other necessities•Most under the age of 21•Mostly in the southern colonies

What is Slavery?

Sum It Up

•Read page 72 in the textbook.•Fill out the “Sum It Up” chart as you read.

Spain vs. England•What is going on between them in the 1500s?•Spain claims a monopoly on trade in the North Atlantic•England wants to trade in the New World

• In 1562, John Hawkins becomes 1st Englishman to carry a cargo of African slaves to the New World

Spain vs. England, cont.•Soon after, Hawkins’ fleet ran into the Spanish off of Mexico•Violent attacks; Of 400, only a handful escape•Discouraged the English from trading slaves for almost 100 years

Middle Passage reading activity• In 6 groups, work to read your article. (count off)•Answer the questions associated with your article.•Present your findings to the class by explaining the answers to your questions.

The “Bottom” of the Triangle

The Middle Passage

Why Africans?•New labor supply was needed. Epidemics reduced the native population by 50% - 90%.•Racial superiority•Need for workers in harvesting cash crops (tobacco, cotton, sugar cane, indigo)

Geography of Slavery

“Tight Packing” vs. “Loose Packing”

Ship Life