Sugar and Slaves

Sugar and Slaves

Pros (of the time): Free Labor Expertise in agriculture Brought their culture Symbol of wealth and importance

Cons: Little knowledge of the land Kidnapped kids Disease Sickness

Slavery (1505-1864)

“Slavery in America began when the first African slaves were brought to the North American colony of Jamestown, Virginia [John Hawkins, an English navigator], in 1619, to aid in the production of such lucrative crops as tobacco. Slavery was practiced throughout the American colonies in the 17th and 18th centuries, and African-American slaves helped build the economic foundations of the new nation.” -http://www.history.com/topics/slavery

Who Brought The Slaves?

Pros:High Trade ValueMade common foods betterCoca-Cola

Cons:Diabetes (disease)The encouragement of slavery

Sugar

 Sugar was the most important of the overseas commodities that made up a third of Europe's entire economy. As technologies got more efficient and diverse, adding molasses and rum to the trade stock made many countries wealthy.

Why Sugarcane?

Columbian Trade Route Map

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=alfs2-hsoNU

How is the Slave trade and Sugar trade related?

Took simple necessities to Africa and traded for Slaves.

Took the Slaves to America and traded for luxuries and cotton.

Took the luxuries and cotton to Britain and traded for the simple necessities to take to Africa.

The cycle just continues over and over again.

Triangular Trade Logic