Outline 5 (The Plantation Complex and African Slavery in the 16th-18th centuries Flashcards
What is historiography?
The way historians portray history
What does the Atlantic World Approach encompass?
Europe, the Americas, and Africa
What is a predominant part of the plantation economy?
Sugar
Where did the plantation economy originate?
in the Mediterranean & West Indies
What are some problems with the plantation economy?
Economic instability, environmental effects, human cost (slave labor)
Who said this quote: “Slavery was not born of racism; rather, racism was the consequence of slavery”?
Eric Williams, in his work “Capitalism and Slavery”
Which plantation societites were the most polarized in the world?
West Indian plantation societies
Which countires were a part of the slave triange trade?
The Americas, Europe, and Africa
What were some problems with slavery on plantations?
Malnutrition, overwork, disease, high mortality rates
What were some ways slaves tried to get out of their hard lives on plantations?
Either run away, try to join a maroon community (group of slaves living together as a society), or start a slave rebellion
Where was one of the most well-known slave maroon communities located?
Palmares, Brazil during the 17th century
What is one major legacy that slavery has left upon this country?
Continued struggles with racism
What are some effects of the plantation complex upon the Atlantic world?
Legacy of racism, shaping of the Atlantic world economy, re-peopling of the Americas with new economic and cultural groups, and the creation of capital that fueled European industrialization and modernization
What were some of the major cities that benefitted from the capital of the slave trade?
Boston, Bristol, and Charleston (to name a few)
