Unit 1: Three Worlds MeetUnit 1: Three Worlds Meet Chapter 2: European Exploration of the Chapter 2: European Exploration of the

AmericasAmericas

Unit 1: Three Worlds MeetUnit 1: Three Worlds Meet Chapter 2: European Exploration of the Chapter 2: European Exploration of the

AmericasAmericas

Section 3: The Spanish and Native AmericansSection 3: The Spanish and Native Americans

Section 4: Beginnings of Slavery in the AmericasSection 4: Beginnings of Slavery in the Americas

Section 3: The Spanish and Native AmericansSection 3: The Spanish and Native Americans

Section 4: Beginnings of Slavery in the AmericasSection 4: Beginnings of Slavery in the Americas

A lot of the Spanish settlements were A lot of the Spanish settlements were built in places where sugar cane was built in places where sugar cane was

easy to groweasy to grow

These These plantationsplantations needed a lot of workers and the needed a lot of workers and the Spanish tried to use as many Native Americans at firstSpanish tried to use as many Native Americans at first

(large farms that raise cash crops)(large farms that raise cash crops)

Eventually things started getting Eventually things started getting traded back and forth from the traded back and forth from the

Americas to EuropeAmericas to Europe((““The Columbian ExchangeThe Columbian Exchange””))

Eventually things started getting Eventually things started getting traded back and forth from the traded back and forth from the

Americas to EuropeAmericas to Europe((““The Columbian ExchangeThe Columbian Exchange””))

SquashSquashPumpkins Pumpkins

TurkeyTurkeyPeanuts Peanuts PotatoesPotatoesTomatoesTomatoes

CornCornS S

PotatoesPotatoesPeppersPeppersTobaccoTobacco

PineapplePineappless

CacaoCacaoBeansBeansVanillaVanilla

SquashSquashPumpkins Pumpkins

TurkeyTurkeyPeanuts Peanuts PotatoesPotatoesTomatoesTomatoes

CornCornS S

PotatoesPotatoesPeppersPeppersTobaccoTobacco

PineapplePineappless

CacaoCacaoBeansBeansVanillaVanilla

Food CropsFood CropsCitrus Citrus FruitsFruitsGrapesGrapes

BananasBananasSugar CaneSugar CaneHoneybeesHoneybees

OnionsOnionsOlivesOlives

TurnipsTurnipsCoffee Coffee BeansBeans

PeachesPeachesPearsPears

Food CropsFood CropsCitrus Citrus FruitsFruitsGrapesGrapes

BananasBananasSugar CaneSugar CaneHoneybeesHoneybees

OnionsOnionsOlivesOlives

TurnipsTurnipsCoffee Coffee BeansBeans

PeachesPeachesPearsPears

GrainsGrainsWheatWheatRiceRice

BarleyBarleyOatsOats

AnimalsAnimalsCattleCattleSheepSheepPigsPigs

HorsesHorses

GrainsGrainsWheatWheatRiceRice

BarleyBarleyOatsOats

AnimalsAnimalsCattleCattleSheepSheepPigsPigs

HorsesHorses

DiseasesDiseasesSmallpoxSmallpoxInfluenzaInfluenzaTyphusTyphusMeaslesMeaslesMalariaMalaria

DiphtheriaDiphtheriaWhooping Whooping

CoughCoughSTDSTD’’ss

DiseasesDiseasesSmallpoxSmallpoxInfluenzaInfluenzaTyphusTyphusMeaslesMeaslesMalariaMalaria

DiphtheriaDiphtheriaWhooping Whooping

CoughCoughSTDSTD’’ss

When using Native Americans as When using Native Americans as ““laborerslaborers”” wasnwasn’’t too successful and growers were t too successful and growers were forced to expand forced to expand slaveryslavery – by getting – by getting

workers from Africaworkers from Africa

The taking of all these people from The taking of all these people from Africa and shipping them all over the Africa and shipping them all over the

Americas is called Americas is called ““the African the African DiasporaDiaspora””

Once they got to their new Once they got to their new ““homeshomes””, they had to , they had to live under the live under the slave codesslave codes

(laws that regulated the treatment of slaves)(laws that regulated the treatment of slaves)

the forced removal of Africans from their

homelands to serve as slaves in the Americas