The Transatlantic Slave Trade
Learning Objective
I can describe the causes, effects, and consequences of the transatlantic slave trade.
Key Concepts
In the mercantile system, colonies provided raw materials to the “mother” country, which then exported finished goods for profit.
The arrival of the “20 and odd Negroes” in 1619 at Point Comfort, Virginia, is often considered the beginning of chattel slavery in the United States.
The Virginia General Assembly adopted the rule of “partus sequitur ventrem” in 1662, which determined a child's slave or free status based on the mother's race.
Practice Questions
This lesson includes 12 practice questions to reinforce learning.
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1. What was the primary economic goal of mercantilism, as it relates to the transatlantic slave trade?
2. Before the widespread adoption of African slavery, what other forms of labor did European colonists attempt to use?
3. Describe one way in which the legal status and treatment of enslaved Africans differed from that of European indentured servants in the early American colonies.
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