HISA04H3 Lecture Notes - Lecture 4: Pierre Vilar, Triangular Trade, Slavery
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Portugal and spain (first to go to the new world) Main argument: what began as an effort to solve a crisis of european feudalism - the need for royalty to secure wealth for consumption and war - became, by the 18th century, a dynamic new phase of emergent capitalism. The rise of racially-based plantation slavery linked different parts of the global economy in entirely new ways. It was a powerful connection to capitalistic endeavors. Robin blackburn, explains that plantation slavery was the most dynamic part of the world history in the 17 and. It made it big, connected it to commodity production (sugar, and chocolate), made slavery into racial slavery. 1519 hernando cortez encounters aztecs and their leader gives gifts to cortez and his crew. New exclusive foods to the america"s were given to them as well as silver and gold.
