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    slaves to the Americas in 1619 that slaves were predominantly black. Through triangular trade‚ millions of Africans were sent to the Americas to assist in cultivation of crops and servitude to their masters. For nearly 250 years slaves were subject to adverse conditions and treatment. However‚ in the antebellum period relations in the north changed

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    millions) were transmitted from human to human‚ however; the Natives hadn’t built up any immunity to these zoonotic diseases because the only domestic animal in the Americas was the llama. There were not as many rats in the Americas either (rats spread the Plague). Also‚ the smallpox virus and other Old World viruses did not exist in the Americas like they did throughout Europe‚ Asia‚ and Africa‚ therefore they killed not only the weak‚ the young‚ and the old‚ but people in their

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    Latin America Test Study Guide 1. Explorers for Spain and Portugal: a. Portuguese i. First to launch large-scale operations ii. Prince Henry supported explorations‚ established court—sent expeditions west to Atlantic islands‚ south to Western African coast—Portuguese settled Azores and Madeira Islands‚ learned about African coast—gold and slaves iii. Wanted water route around Africa to India—Bartolomeu Dias attempted‚ pushed back iv. Vasco da Gama

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    tomatoes‚ carrots‚beets‚onions‚ squash ‚ and celery they also used different types of flowers. The early temperance movement alcohol was a part of american culture from time the first colonies were established. Beer was one of the earliest industries in colonial America.The growing popularity of rum‚whisky‚ beer and other spirits caused a reaction against the effects of excessive alcohol consumption. The prohibition in the united

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    ROLE OF SLAVE LABOR IN COLONIAL AMERICAN SOCIETY Differences in classes began to form due to the high demand for slave labor in Colonial American Society. Slave labor also helped to cause racial tension even in the cities. The population also increased in Colonial America due to the high demand for slave labor therefore many African slaves were imported from Africa. The beginning of slaves in the Americas was through the Columbian Exchange. Indians also became slaves for the English because

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    Colonial America Essay

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    Ever since the colonization period in the 1600s‚ many settlers had come to North America as a land of opportunity. As civilizations became developed in America‚ many will see that this hope will be realized. After the Civil War and towards the end of the 19th century‚ America will have became an industrial empire‚ creating the term “millionaires.” With the discovery of new raw materials and the enhancement of the technological era‚ many people took on the jobs of becoming businessmen. People such

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    brought to North America to support and facilitate the production of profitable harvest‚ such as tobacco‚ rice‚ and indigo plantations. All over the American colonies‚ during the 17th century slavery was being implemented. As the land that was used to cultivate tobacco nearly to exhaustions‚ the South became confronted with an economic crisis. However‚ in England the modernization of the fabric and cloth industries was becoming a massive necessitate for American cotton. America had the cotton‚ but

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    Slavery in America started began when the first ship of slaves landed in Jamestown‚ Virginia‚ in 1619. Slavery was brought to America to aid the production of lucrative crops like tobacco‚ indigo‚ sugarcane‚ corn‚ and the list goes on. Slavery went on throughout the 17th and 18th century in the American colonies‚ leading the way to build an economic foundation for the new nation. By the mid-19th century‚ Americans started to expand out west‚ and fought for the abolitionment of slavery from the North

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    The unmasking of systematic oppression in America has allowed for great  changes in racial constructs. Yet these oppressions are still hidden today. According to  John Doherty of UC Berkeley it is a necessity of society to uncover these oppressions  and exploit or remove them. If these disparities are not articulated they will continue to  perpetuate society‚ and suppress minority groups. All of these topics covered are  extremely advanced and difficult to understand‚ but they all relate back to civil right 

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    The Latin American countries‚ in the period of 1875 to 1950‚ dealt with many communal and political concerns regarding a profusion of issues. These problems included the fight for independence‚ the rights of women‚ political stability‚ slavery‚ differences in ideological views‚ and gender inequality within countries such as Brazil‚ Argentina‚ Cuba‚ Bolivia‚ and Mexico. As conflicts pursued‚ civility began to cease and civil wars broke out. The countries of Latin America also ultimately suffered due

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