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Chapter 4 Slavery in the Americas

By Matt Rosenhouse

Slavery in the Americas

*Sugar Tobacco was the main crop cultivated by slave labors. Very important to the economy.
*Plantation owners did not use Native American labor because they were killed off by European disease and the constant and horrible labor conditions. The Native Americans were more likely to run away.
*Slaves form Africa had immunity to European diseases, they had farm experience, and they had no homes to run to.
*The three points of the triangle trade were the American Colonies, West Indies, and Africa.
*The middle passage was between Africa and the Americas.
*A maroon was an escaped lave in Latin America

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​Triangle Trade

Multiple Choice

What is the topic of this power point

• Slavery in the Americas

• Christopher Columbus

• South America

• North America

Multiple Select

Name two crops cultivated by slave labor in the Americas.

• Cotton
• Tobacco
• Rice
• Sugarcane

Multiple Select

Why didn't plantation owners continue to use Native Americans?

• Native Americans were not skilled in agriculture.
• Plantation owners had treaties with Native tribes.
• Native Americans cost too much

• Plantation owners didn't continue to use Native Americans due to high mortality rates, resistance, and easier escape.

Multiple Choice

Why were African Slaves seen by plantation owners as the best source of labor?

• African slaves were seen as the best source of labor due to their immunity to European diseases agricultural skills, and the had no homes to run too.

• They were considered less expensive than free laborers.
• Plantation owners believed they were more skilled than local workers.
• African slaves were thought to be more loyal than hired laborers.

Multiple Choice

What were the three points of the Triangle Trade?

• Africa, Australia, Europe
• Americas, Asia, Europe
• Asia, Europe, Antarctica
• Europe, Africa, Americas

Multiple Choice

To what does the term "middle passage" refer to?

• The transatlantic journey of enslaved Africans to the Americas.
• The migration of Native Americans to the West.
• The trade of spices between Asia and Europe.
• The journey of European settlers to Africa.

Multiple Choice

What is a maroon?

• Runaway salve from Latin America that formed communities in forests and swamps.

• Runaway salves from Africa that formed communities in forests and swamps.

• Latin American slaves.

• Former slaves that bought their freedom.

Open Ended

Did slavery or racism come first in the Americas? Provide three reasons to support your answer.