slave trade
Europe was full of slaves. Demand went way up with the discovery of the?
Americans
English only controlled the ...
southeast Sumatra
what year did Portugal begin to explore Africa
1420
who did Christopher Columbus sail for?
Spain
how many slaves did they fit on a boat
600
_____ and _____ created an opportunity
Sugarcane and disease
who did the Portuguese take the spices trade from
Arabs
what was the name of the Southerner tip of Africa
cape of good hope
Spanish sought their piece of the pie by heading witch direction?
WEST
what was the name of the route they took the slave trough
"Triangular trade"
the early 16 Century marked the start of?
triangular trade
who took control of the spice trade
Portugal
What did the Portuguese find along the west cost of Africa
Gold
what year did Columbus set sail west
1492
What century did the slave trade started
16th century
slaves born in america were more likely to survive what?
the European desises
who did the Europeans find hard to control
main land states
At least one of the names of the island that the Portuguese concerned
Flores, Corvo, Pico,cTerceira, Faial, Madeira, Canary, Azores
where did Christopher Columbus end up instead of Asia?
the Bahamas
How many slave where sold in the 16th Century
275,000
how many slaves were sold in the 19th century?
10 million
who did the Dutch push out of the spice trade
Portuguese
De Gama went all the way to India retuning with what ?
Spices
Christopher Columbus is known for?
his four voyages across the Atlantic Ocean
how many slaves where sold in the 18th century
6 million