Explain the development of mercantilism and the trans-Atlantic trade.

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SSUSH2: The student will trace the ways that the economy and society of British North America developed a. Explain the development of mercantilism and the trans-Atlantic trade. b. Describe the Middle Passage, growth of the African Population, and African- American culture

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SSUSH2: The student will trace the ways that the economy and society of British North America developed

a. Explain the development of mercantilism and the trans-Atlantic trade.

b. Describe the Middle Passage, growth of the African Population, and African-American culture

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Mercantilism

Believed that for a country to become rich and powerful it had to accumulate gold and silver

-Had to sell more goods than what it bought

-Should be self-sufficient in raw materials

-Needed to establish colonies to get the raw materials from

-Would then turn around and sell finished goods back to their colonies

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Middle PassageThe portion of the triangular trade which brought enslaved Africans to the Caribbean and American colonies

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Early Slavery in the Colonies

• The first Africans brought to Virginia and Maryland were treated more like indentured servants, and could win their freedom by converting to Christianity.

• Slave codes: In 1705 Virginia formed a set of laws which defined and regulated slavery.

• Slavery became a recognized institution by the early 1700s.

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African-American culture in the colonies

• Africans in the colonies came from differing regions in West Africa and spoke many different languages.

• In South Carolina, a common language combining English and African words called Gullah was formed by slaves as a means of communicating.

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African-American culture in the colonies

African and Christian beliefs, and musical forms, were also culturally mixed.