2.5 Colonialism and Slavery

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2.5 Colonialism and Slavery

colonisation

After the conquests, the colonization of America began.

America was known as a gold country.

Motives (reasons to do something) for the colonization:

1. Economic: Colonialism (domination of a colony by a mother country to earn money from it).

2. Religious: Conversion, converting Native Americans to the Catholic faith.

colonisation 

Large parts of Central and South America were colonized by the Spaniards.

Settlers often entered into relationships with Native American women and had children: the emergence of a mixed society. (Mestizo) 

Colonial Government

A European government was established in the colonies.

 

Officials at a special ministry in the motherland oversaw the overseas colonies.

Plantations

The settlers established plantations.

They had Native Americans work for them as slaves: very hard work.

16th century: mainly sugar

17th century: tobacco, cocoa, coffee

silver mine indians/slaven

Discovery of huge reserves of silver in Mexico and in the Andes.

Spain paid for its many wars with it: every year a large silver fleet sailed to Spain.

The conditions were horrific:

- along dangling rope ladders into the deep darkness

- climb up again with 40 kg bags

Slave-made native Americans

The Spaniards forced Indians to work.

The work on plantations / mines is extremely hard.

Many Indians died because of:

- Exploitation and abuse

- European diseases

De Las Casas

Bartolomé de Las Casas (1484-1566)

priest

He was very critical of the treatment of the Native Americans

- 'Indians are worth as much as Europeans'

- 'exploitation / abuse is bad'

        'Blacks' are not seen as people so they become the new                slaves...

Indians and black slaves

In 1543, the Spanish king banned Indian slavery.

The Spanish settlers took black slaves from Africa.

Turned out to be much stronger: rarely sick.

More demand for plantation products in the 17th century:

The Dutch, French and English established plantations in the Western Caribbean.

Video

Assignment! Write down which products came from: 

1. America

2. Europe

3. Africa 

The transatlantic slave trade was part of the triangular trade between Europe, Africa and the Americas

Zelfstandig aan de slag

Lees zelfstandig het stukje Planten en dieren in je tekstboek

Maak opgave 10a in je werkboek

Huiswerk:

Maak opgave  6 t/m 8 en 11 t/m 19 

op bladzijde 55 t/m 57 (WB)

Sorteer de gebeurtenissen op oorzaken en gevolgen van het ontdekkingsreizen in de 16e eeuw

Oorzaken

Gevolgen

betere kaarten

sterfte onder Indianen groot

Slavernij

Christendom groeit

luxeproducten brengen veel geld op

Turken vragen belasting

Christendom uit gaan breiden

De Driehoekshandel bracht textiel, sieraden en wapens van Europa naar Afrika. 

1. Juist
2. Onjuist

De Driehoekshandel bracht slaven van Amerika naar Europa.

1. Juist
2. Onjuist