Christopher Columbus
In what year did Columbus travel west?
1492
What did Europeans need more of that contributed to the beginning of the Atlantic slave trade?
workers
How many years long had slavery existed in Africa before European colonies in the Americas?
Thousands of years
What does "Asiento" mean in Spanish, according to the presentation?
Seat
Which two products increased the demand for enslaved labor?
Sugar & Tobacco
Which direction did Columbus travel hoping to reach India or Japan?
West
What made some West African cities wealthy?
The slave trade
What impact did the slave trade have on some West African cities?
It made them wealthy
What did Portugal begin doing with African kingdoms?
Portugal started trading with African kingdoms
What did the growth of sugar and tobacco production increase the demand for?
Enslaved labor
What did Columbus find instead of India or Japan?
The Americas
who did Europeans enslave before the Atlantic slave trade expanded?
indigenous people
Who bought and captured enslaved people in West Africa, according to the presentation?
Islamic traders
Which country had the Asiento in 1518?
Spain
Which two countries later took control of many Caribbean colonies?
England and France
What did Columbus's discovery lead to in the Americas?
European conquest and colonization
What happened to the Atlantic slave trade after Europeans figured out a way to get to the Americas?
It became much bigger
What was already happening in West Africa before European colonies were established in the Americas?
Slavery
What agreement or system connected Spain to the Atlantic slave trade in 1518?
The Asiento
why did the demand for enslaved labor increase as sugar and tobacco production grew?
Because the growth of sugar and tobacco production increased the demand for enslaved people
what was one major historical result of Columbus’s voyage to the Americas?
It led to European conquest and colonization of the Americas
According to the presentation, what were three reasons Europeans expanded their power into other regions?
Economic, technological, and demographic reasons
What two slave trades are shown on the map in the presentation?
The Atlantic and Islamic slave trades
approximately how many Africans were taken to the Americas per year?
About 6,000 to 11,000 Africans
How did the growth of sugar and tobacco production affect the Atlantic slave trade?
It increased the demand for enslaved labor, making the Atlantic slave trade more profitable.