ARTHI 6C Lecture Notes - Lecture 3: Imperial Federation, John Canoe, J. M. W. Turner
Document Summary
Control of water ways and trade routes. Produced goods that can be easily transported back to england from territories. Repress indigenous peoples, convert them to different religions. Make native people of lower class standing. Territory or extensive grouping of states/countries under a single supreme authority. Key was to control ports and routes then take over territories and eventually monopolize trade. Documentation of all cargo on board a ship and passenger list. Sometimes only documentation we have of some ships during triangular trade. Lists slaves as human cargo not passengers. Some advantages to arriving with less slaves than left with - collect insurance money -- incentive to mistreat or kill off some slaves on the route. Indigenous people from land that was territorialized or colonized. Ships from britain - slaves taken from africa and forced onto ships - us and south africa and west indies - slaves put to work and products then shipped back to.
