The document summarizes the history of slavery in colonial America in three parts. It first discusses how the first Africans arrived in chains and over 10 million slaves were brought to the new world by Europeans. Second, it explains that slaves were needed to grow cash crops like tobacco in southern colonies to maximize profits. Third, it provides an overview of the triangular slave trade route between North America, Africa, and England that involved the transport of slaves, goods, and raw materials in each direction.

1. Africans
• First Africans that came to America were in
chains
• Europeans brought 10-11 million slaves to the
new world.

2. Why were slaves needed?
• Cash crops (tobacco) were grown in the
southern colonies
• The greater the harvest = more money
• Northerners used slaves for servants in upper
class homes

3. Slave Trade
• Some were taken in raids
• Some were prisoners of war
• Middle Passage – the middle part of the trade
ship’s route around the Atlantic
• Open book to page 37

7. Colonial Economy

8. • As life became more stable, colonists were
able to focus on producing not only food but
also extra goods that could be sold within the
colonies or Europe

9. Triangular Trade
• A trade network between the Americas and
Europe developed

11. North America to England
• Whale oil
• Rum
• Lumber
• Furs
• Rice
• Indigo
• Tobacco
• Fish

12. England to North America
• Manufactured goods
– Tools
– Clothing

13. America to Africa
• Iron
• Textiles
• rum

14. Africa to America
• slaves

15. England to Africa
• Manufactured goods

16. Africa to England
• Gold
• Ivory
• spices

17. • Colonists had to depend on what would grow
on their own land or somewhere nearby.

18. New England Colonies
• Thin rocky cover of soil made farming difficult
• They grew only enough to get by
• Used fishing and whaling for profit
• This led to American shipbuilding business

23. Middle Colonies
• Farming was main activity
• Known as the bread colonies because they
grow so much grain
• Exported livestock
• Had many rivers that served as water
highways to inland America which helped with
the fur trade

24. Southern Colonies
• Grew tobacco, rice and indigo (cash crops)
• Few other industries grew because they
invested in their land and slaves

25. Money crops
• Tobacco – in demand in Europe
• Rice – could control the tide water levels
• Indigo – grew in the off season of rice and
tobacco

26. • Slaves had skills from Africa on how to grow
cash crops
• Planters may not have succeeded with out
their knowledge

27. Corn
• The largest food crop in all the colonies