HIST 1007 Chapter : Friday September 18th
Document Summary
The atlantic slave trade: slavery ancient institution, so why the focus on the atlantic slave trade, scale and brutality dwarfed all others, role later in western industrialization, roots of racism here, results in racial diversity of the americas. Capitalism: preconditions for the industrial revolution, why are europeans exploring the world, how is the greed different than past, corporations, new personal institutions, dutch east india company, 1602, state-backed monopolies, have armies. Capitalism and slave trade: long distance trade, credit/insurance. Capitalism: new attitudes, land depersonalized, labor too, can sell your labor now, get around guilds. Capitalism and slavery: mass production and demands, ex. Sugar: labor intensive, grows in new world, sugar consumption skyrockets in 1700s, desserts, coffee, chocolate, done on backs of slaves. Why africa: not due to racism at first, slave trade already active, enslave native americans. Problems: africans have immunities, west buys into slave trade.
