Here are some things to consider with material from the chapter.....
*The idea of mercantilism is that a country tries to become self-sufficient. The goal is to sell more (or trade more) than you buy. This way you don't have to rely on other countries
*The reason that Europeans saw Africans as a better source of labor than Natives is because the Africans were immune to the diseases. Too many Natives were dying from smallpox, malaria, etc.
*The spread of Islam into Africa helped to increase the slave trade in Africa during the 7th century; which was the time slavery first started in Africa
*The choices that you have for the first country to import Africans to the Americas are Spain, England, France, Germany
*New wealth from the Americas & the growth in overseas trade is what prompted a wave of new businesses and trade practices in Europe in the 16th & 17th centuries.
*Africa was affected by the Atlantic slave trade because cultures lost their best people and families were torn apart.
-Good luck tomorrow and study up!
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