HIST 1010 Lecture Notes - Lecture 13: Shoal, Diamond Rush, Atlantic Slave Trade

• School: University of Guelph
• Department: History
• Course: HIST 1010
• Professor: Susannah Ferreira

Document Summary

12:31 pm: sugar production from madeira to brazil. Transatlantic hit its peak in the late eighteenth century, by the end of 18th century about. 9. 3 million african slaves had been transported to the americas with 6 million in the sixteenth century alone. 3(cid:1012) per(cid:272)e(cid:374)t to (cid:271)razil, 1(cid:1011) per(cid:272)e(cid:374)t spa(cid:374)ish a(cid:373)eri(cid:272)a, 1(cid:1011) . Treaty of tordesillas: portugal interest in the monopoly established over the european spice trade, after portugal absorbed by spain the dutch east india company dismantle portugese production. Portugal began to turn its attention to sugar production in brazil. Predominately in atlantic islands-in particular the island of madeira. 1530s sugar cultivation taking off in madeira. Governor martim afonos de sousa decides sugar -> prime commodity. Sugar production one of most complex industries, required a lot of capitol and expertise- this is was undertaken by the families of sugar barons. Had to be done on large scale on plantations.