Slavery: The Economic Backbone of the Atlantic Before the 1500s “the European economic system was based on a principle known as mercantilism [and] the primary commodity was still agricultural produce but Europe was generally in poor condition.” Due to the Bubonic Plague‚ The Black Death‚ many European citizens lost their lives. “The fall in population forced up wages in the towns.” With most of their workforce gone‚ and an increase in wages being demanded is what paved the way for another‚ cheaper
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seven continents used to be one giant continent named Pangea. They spread apart and became what the continents are today. The shapes of the continents line up‚ the fossils line up with how the continents‚ the rock formations on both sides of the Atlantic line up with the fossils and coastlines‚ and climatic evidence proves the Theory of Continental Drift. The first piece of evidence for Continental Drift is the shapes of the continents. All of the continents fit together I a logical way like a jigsaw
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1. Compare the age of igneous rock found near the mid-ocean ridge with that of igneous rock found farther away from the ridge. The ages of the igneous rock found near the mid-ocean ridge was younger than the igneous rock found farther away from the ridge. This is because of convection currents. Magma rises because it is less dense. It is forced out of the ridge‚ it spreads apart‚ and when it cools‚ it becomes new seafloor. This is why newer seafloor (igneous rock) is younger when it is closer to
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North American shores. Soon afterwards‚ the Trans-Atlantic slave trade would become a massive empire connecting three continents. Through stories of individuals caught in its net‚ like a 10-year-old girl named Priscilla who was transported from Sierra Leone to South Carolina in the mid-18th century‚ tracing the appearance of plantation slavery in the American South. The late 18th century saw a global explosion of freedom movements‚ and The Black Atlantic examines the Era of Revolutions American‚ French
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god considered evil by the Taino people of the Caribbean was called Huracan” (noaa.gov 2005). Ready.gov describes a hurricane as “a type of tropical cyclone or severe tropical storm that forms in the southern Atlantic Ocean‚ Caribbean Sea‚ Gulf of Mexico‚ and in the eastern Pacific Ocean.” It further states that they are accompanied by thunderstorms and spin counterclockwise in the Northern Hemisphere. These storms can cause damage on very large scales and impact the lives of all who lie in its
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0 or greater. The earthquakes that appeared to have occurred along spreading zones made up about 80% of the earthquakes on the map. Earthquakes that have occurred in these areas generally have ocean ridges. The other areas where earthquakes happen are on subduction zones where there usually are ocean trenches and oceanic mountain ranges. About 13% of the earthquakes on the map occurred along subduction zones. Out of all of the earthquakes on the map‚ I would say that about twenty of the quakes
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going to tell you a lot about the Spanish geography and how it really played a big role in Spanish riches. The first artifact is a bottle of water but the water in it is from the Atlantic Ocean. I am using this because Spain is right by the Atlantic Ocean and a lot of important events in history happened in the Atlantic Ocean like the finding of the Aztec
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the world because it sparked an explorative‚ competitive fire within the hearts of Europeans. Not only did his journey take him to new uncharted waters‚ but it began an era in which Europe would begin to expand their empire 3‚000 miles across the Atlantic to the Americas. Usually this would not be easy‚ and it was not‚ but the Europeans had several factors on their side that allowed them to conquer and settle the peoples and lands of the Americas. These factors included geography‚ improved technology
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owners and stakeholders interested in new sea lanes. Atlantic Ocean After Henry’s navigation successfully reached the difficult Cape Bojador that in 1434‚ a major advance was the introduction of the caravel in the mid-15th century‚ a small ship able to sail windward more than any other in Europe at the time. Evolved from fishing ships designs‚ they were the first that could leave the coastal cabotage navigation and sail safely on the open Atlantic. For celestial navigation Portuguese used ephemeris
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Perhaps no name is as symbolic of aerospace achievement as the American aviator Amelia Earhart. She became the first woman to cross the Atlantic Ocean by air and the first woman to fly across the Atlantic Ocean alone. She was also the first woman to receive the Distinguished Flying Cross. Her accomplishments as a pilot set standards for all fliers for years to come. Amelia Mary Earhart was born in Atchison‚ Kansas‚ on July 24‚ 1897. She referred to herself as "AE". She served during World
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