instructions come into class and put your books on a desk or in a desk rack. do not leave them on...
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Instructions
• Come into class and put your books on a desk or in a desk rack. Do not leave them on the floor. Take a seat on the floor.
Open hearts
Open minds
Respect
Maturity
Slavery in the Colonies
Experiencing the horrors of slavery in the Middle Passage
Classroom Experience Historical Reality
laid close together on classroom floor
Experiencing the horrors of slavery
Classroom Experience Historical Reality
jammed onto lower deck of ship
laid close together on classroom floor
Experiencing the horrors of slavery
Classroom Experience Historical Reality
hands tied with masking tape
hands and feet chained and shackled
jammed onto lower deck of ship
laid close together on classroom floor
listened to passages read from the book Roots
heard the moans and screams of other slaves
Experiencing the horrors of slavery
Classroom Experience Historical Reality
crew verbally and physically abused the slaves
Mrs. Diaz maintained a serious attitude
virtually impossible to escape once they were placed on
ships.
students were free to get up and/or break off the tape at
any time
Five Senses
I feel…
I smell…
I taste…
I see…
I hear…
I feel…the little feet of the rats as they crawl upon my leg
You will receive a map
•Slavery notes p 43•Triangle Trade map p 44•Trade in America p 45•Navigation Acts p 47
Why did they need slaves?
• Slavery was popularized in the _________ colonies because of labor needs on the giant farms called ___________________ (a plantation could be as large or larger than the city of ____________!).
southern
plantations
Galveston
• ________________________ were the first laborers, but after several years, no more English people were _______ to become indentured servants.
• The farming still needed to be done, but no one was willing to give away seven years of their life, so the English __________ people to work.
Indentured servants
willing
forced
Why did they need slaves?
Native Americans
• ________________ did not make good slaves because:– they were very ______________________ – there were way more Indians than colonists– Indians knew the ______ and could escape
easily– Indians got European __________ very easily
and died quickly
Native Americans
aggressive
land
diseases
Africans
• ________ were a good choice as slaves because:– they had ________________ of the land (and
if they did escape, they did not know where to go)
– they would be easily spotted as ___________ among the others in society and be captured
– they were much more tolerant of __________, they did not get sick and die like the Indians
Africans
no knowledge
different
diseases
Manufactured goodsRaw goods
slaves
guns, rum, clothSlaves, sugar cane, molasses
Colonial TradeNavigation Acts
Triangular Trade
Africa(boat ride called
the Middle Passage)
Trade in America
• In the beginning the King ignored the colonies, happy for the “________________” to be gone.
• As business becomes ________________, the King wants to keep his piece of the profit.
• He reestablishes __________ over the colonies.
• To keep his share of profits, he creates the ____________________.
troublemakersprofitable
authority
Remember: An act is a law
Navigation Acts
A Self Sufficient Empire
• The purpose of the Navigation Acts was to create a _______________ empire:Self-sufficient
England was to be the _________________ center while the colonies were to produce _________________ and be the market for British goods.
manufacturing
raw materials
colony
England
colony…$$$ goes to England
Navigation Acts:
• A series of British laws designed to keep the _________ in the English system and the ____________ with the King.
moneyprofit
Navigation Acts
1. All __________ had to be done in English ships or ships made in the English colonies
shipping
Navigation Acts
2. _____________, such as tobacco, cotton, wood and sugar could be sold only to England or its colonies.
Raw materials
FranceEngland
Navigation Acts
3. European _______ to the colonies had to pass through English ports and be _____.
goodstaxed
Mercantilism
an economic system in which nations increase their wealth and power by obtaining gold and silver and by establishing a favorable balance of trade
Free Trade: the United States can trade with any country it chooses.
Colonies trade with other countries is restricted (by law)
Individuals free to buy goods from any country they want
Colonies encouraged to buy British goods (by laws)
Individuals free to produce whatever goods they want.
Colonies discouraged from producing manufactured goods (by laws)
Government does not control economy but creates laws to make sure that everybody plays fair.
British/English government puts very strict controls on colonial economy.
Free Enterprise (U.S. today)Mercantilism (England 400 years ago)
Purpose of Mercantilism (p46)
• The main goal of mercantilism was to increase the money in a country’s treasury by creating a______________________.
• A country had a favorable balance of trade if it had more _________ than _________.
• Colonies helped a country have the ______ to maintain a favorable balance of trade.
favorable balance of trade
exports imports
goods
(Sale) (Purchase)