HIST 122 : Hist122 IDs.docx
Document Summary
America (bottom of triangle), majority of people died on ship during middle passage, africans in bad conditions: eastcoast countries and inward, going to caribbean, small minority went to southern states of us, 16 19th centuries, flourished as americans brought in new products like sugar cane, african societies exported so many people it hindered development of society, economy and culture, impacted cultural production, social hierarchy of tribes involved in trade, spanish and portuguese colonies benefited, french colonies, racism and violence, good economy because of sugar, slave culture of racial hierarchy, resentment grew and revolt against white people began, voodoo in secret, usa used slaves for crops, led to civil war, european societies, surplus of resources from slave labor, enforced belief in racial superiority, connection between christianity and abolitionist movement, france abolished slavery but it remained in colonies, encouraged revolt, race" was important in how europeans viewed others, needed to have.
