Mercantilism: Trading Empires

Question 1

What was the numbers of the slave trade

Answer 1

1500-1800-10 million
1500s-225,000
1600s-1 million
1700s-6 million

Question 2

Why was there an increase in slave trade

Answer 2

Sugarcane-
Large number of workers
Died of disease-native population
Slaves-death rates--middle passage-disease
New slaves cheaper

Question 3

What was sent from Europe to Africa

Answer 3

Manufactured goods

Question 4

What was sent from the Africa to Americas

Answer 4

Slave trade

Question 5

What was sent from Americas to Europe

Answer 5

Raw materials-sugarcane,cotton,gold/silver,molasses

Question 6

What was the impact on Africa

Answer 6

Young-strong-lost to a culture
POWs-War increases
Culture itself destroyed
Benin

Question 7

What was the movement to abolish slavery

Answer 7

French Revolution-1700s
England-wilberforce-1833
United States-1860s– the civil war

Question 8

What were the characteristics of mercantilism

Answer 8

1600s--Dutch 
Balance and trade-imports vs exports
Gold-silver
Subsidies--government gives money the businesses (new)
Improvements-roads, canals
Tariffs-tax on goods that come into your country (high)
Limit trade-
Colonies--source of raw materials