Triangular Trade

Triangular Trade

Starting in the late 1400s and continuing for

nearly 300 years, European countries created

colonies, plantations (farms) and mines in the

Americas.

A partir de finales del 1400s y durante casi 300

años, los países europeos crearon colonias,

plantaciones (granjas) y minas en las Américas.

Question #1: What did European countries

create in the Americas?

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What did European settlers create in the Americas?

• Plantations

• Big cities

• Transportation

In Latin America, the Spanish and Portuguese tried to

enslave the indigenous peoples. But the Native Americans

had no immunity (protection) to European diseases. Millions

became sick and died from sickness or overwork.

En América Latina, los españoles y portugueses intentaron

esclavizar a los pueblos indígenas. Pero los nativos

americanos no tenían inmunidad (protección) a las

enfermedades europeas. Millones se enfermaron y murieron

por enfermedad o exceso de trabajo.

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First, the ​

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and Portuguese used Native Americans as ​

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However, ​

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severely decreased the population of ​

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people.

Due to the high number of death in the indigenous

populations, the Europeans decided to start importing

slaves from West Africa. The conditions on the slave

ships were horrible. Many Africans would die before

they got to Latin America. In Latin America, African

slaves were forced to work on plantations and mines.

Debido al elevado número de muertes en las

poblaciones indígenas, los europeos decidieron

empezar a importar esclavos de África Occidental. Las

condiciones en los barcos de esclavos eran horribles.

Muchos africanos morirían antes de llegar a América

Latina. En América Latina, los esclavos africanos fueron

obligados a trabajar en plantaciones y minas.

Why did the Europeans import slaves from West Africa?

Multiple Choice

In Triangular Trade, where did enslaved people come from?

• Africa

• Latin America

• Europe

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What were the conditions on the slave ships like?

• Horrible and tight.

• Comfortable and kind.

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Question #3: Why did the Europeans import slaves from West Africa?

In South America, plantations made a lot of money thanks to African slave labor. Brazil

imported more slaves than any country in the world! The Portuguese used the slaves to

grow and sell sugarcane, their main source of income. In the Caribbean islands, the

Spanish imported African slaves to work on their massive sugar plantations.

En América del Sur, las plantaciones generaron mucho dinero gracias al trabajo

esclavo africano. ¡Brasil importó más esclavos que cualquier otro país del mundo! Los

portugueses utilizaron a los esclavos para cultivar y vender caña de azúcar, su

principal fuente de ingresos. En las islas del Caribe, los españoles importaron esclavos

africanos para trabajar en sus masivas plantaciones de azúcar.

Why did the Spanish and Portuguese continue to use African slaves?

Sugarcane, tobacco, and cotton were grown on plantations. These crops were called "Cash Crops" because they made Europeans lots of money.

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Cash Crops

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What did enslaved Africans grow on plantations?

• Cash crops like sugarcane

• Labor in the Americas

• Plantations are farms

• Europeans were the source of labor not Africans.

The slave trade became a Triangle Trade arrangement

between Europe, Africa, and the Americas. Each side

was able to get what it needed by trading with another

side.

El comercio de esclavos se convirtió en un acuerdo de

comercio triangular entre Europa, África y América.

Cada lado pudo obtener lo que necesitaba

negociando con otro lado.

Question #4: Which 3 parts of the world started a

Triangle Trade?

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Question #4: Which 3 parts of the world started a Triangle Trade?

Multiple Choice

How did African slavery benefit the Spanish and Portuguese?

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Why did something as horrible as slavery exist in the Americas? What caused it to continue?

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Question #6: What colony did most West African slaves go to?

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Question #6: What colony did most West African slaves go to?

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Match the following

Labor

Enslaved Africans

Cash Crop

Triangular Trade

Columbian Exchange

• Labor

• Enslaved Africans

• Cash Crop

• Triangular Trade

• Columbian Exchange

Match

Match the following

Plantations

Diseases

Indigenous

Conquistador

New World

• Plantations

• Diseases

• Indigenous

• Conquistador

• New World

Multiple Choice

What is an effect of the Triangular Trade seen today?

• Many people in Brazil have a mixture of African, Portuguese and Indigenous ancestry.

• Many people in Brazil work in African countries.

• The exports of Brazil are mostly sent to European countries.

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Diseases

Spread of Catholic Religion

Spread of Romance Languages in the Americas

Introduction of potatoes to Europe

Exchange of diseases between the Old and New Worlds

Spread of African crops like yams and okra

Introduction of horses to the Americas

Transport of enslaved Africans to the Americas

Export of cash crops to Europe

Trade of molasses between the Americas and Europe

Supply of cotton to Europe

Trade of cotton to Europe

Afro-Latino Culture

Compare the two Historical Events

Triangular Trade

Columbian Exchange

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Why do many people in Latin America have African ancestry?