HST 111 Lecture Notes - Lecture 10: Columbian Exchange
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Really utilized their coastal location to capitalize on trade in africa and the middle east. Expansion of slave trade that had already existed. Operated the initial phases of the spread of slavery. Were given a right by popes to trade slaves. Taking someone captive allows you to own them. Slaves were more of a curiosity than an economic investment (well, at the beginning) Discovery of new islands: azores, canary islands. Vastly different climate that europeans couldn"t withstand, while. Africans could labor in the intense heat: this made them fit to work in the sugar/agricultural industry in the atlantic islands. Spread of warfare: expands violence within africa, spread of guns. Thrived until it was pulled into the slave trade in the 16th century. English arrive at end of 19th century. Took years to discover that the country was one advanced and brilliant. Risky, but could e very profitable (over 60,000x profit)
