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Do now: Have a writing utensil out and piece of paper (half sheet or less). Listen to the audio from
Equanio’s autobiography. Write down 2-4 specifics regarding is enslavement and the Middle Passage.
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Today, I will review and discuss the following topics:
The Columbian Exchange, Early Spanish Settlements, and Slave Trade.
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Your Quiz on: The Columbian Exchange, Spanish
Colonies, and Slave trade will be on Tuesday 7
October 2014 (Study).

“The New World” “The Old World”
The Americas Europe

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How people, ideas, or goods get from one place to another.
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Movement of people: Voluntary and
Involuntary
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Movement of Ideas: Cultural Diffusion, occurs via interaction with new people.
Movement of goods: Imports and Exports.

European
Culture
All All other cultures

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Pre-Columbus: Establish a new (quicker) trade route to India.
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After Columbus: Establish permanent profitable colonies in the “Indies”, extract wealth and resources to fuel further conquest.
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Conquistadors (Cortes conquered the Aztecs,
Pizarro conquered the Incas, de Leon sought the “fountain of youth”) and Missionaries = convert people to Catholicism.

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Peninsulares:
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Creoles:
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Mestizos:
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Indians:
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Africans

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What’s an ecomiendas?

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New European colonies are being established globally.
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There’s a need for a permanent labor force.
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The more colonies that are established the more wealth is generated, thus the need for more slaves.
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African slavers are profiting greatly and receiving
European goods in exchange for slaves.

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Consult Equanio (77), Newton (531), and
Falconbridge (531) accounts.

 http://www.history.com/shows/mankindthe-story-of-all-of-us/videos/african-slavetrade?m=5189719baf036&s=All&f=1&free=fals e
 http://www.moadsf.org/salon/exhibits/slave
_narratives/media/mp3/03_Olaudah_Equiano
.mp3