The Impact of Slavery in the America’s In the 15th Century Christopher Columbus was desperate to start his travel to the Indies. Although Columbus had done lots of planning, he needed funding in order to start his voyage. He went to the Portuguese, Italians, and the Spanish, but he was rejected from each country except Spain. Columbus did not get money right away because Spain was in a war with France and surrounding enemies. When Columbus discovered the America’s he called the people Indians, but little did he know that the land he was on was the New World. When the Europeans began to get messages of the discovered land, they changed their priorities and began to send their armies to conquest the land. In the time period of inquisition and
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That method of labor became a problem very quickly because the demand Tobacco and Sugar was very high and farmers need to create method were they could increase supply with demand. Indians were some of the first slaves before the middle passage began, but the British did not like them because they did not follow order and fought back. The middle passage was the long trip from Africa to America. Slave trappers would go into towns and capture families then put them on a ship. A lot of the slaves committed suicide on the trip, so died of diseases and starvation. African slaves would be for the most part loyal to their masters and work very …show more content…
“In the early years of Spanish settlement, most slaves were not African.” (Historians pg.1) The Spanish were more focused on controlling their border and spreading their Christian beliefs. Indians who rejected Christianity or Spanish law could be held to enslavement. Unlike the Caribbean, plantation slavery was slower to develop because they wanted control of the Atlantic passage. “Slavery in the Spanish empire was based on Roman law which considered slavery a mutable legal condition. Slaves, then, were entitled to not only legal protection and church membership, like all men and women, but also freedom through testament, self-purchase, and state or private manumission.” (Historians pg.2) Many African tried to flee the Caribbean because they were known as moveable property and did not have authority of
That method of labor became a problem very quickly because the demand Tobacco and Sugar was very high and farmers need to create method were they could increase supply with demand. Indians were some of the first slaves before the middle passage began, but the British did not like them because they did not follow order and fought back. The middle passage was the long trip from Africa to America. Slave trappers would go into towns and capture families then put them on a ship. A lot of the slaves committed suicide on the trip, so died of diseases and starvation. African slaves would be for the most part loyal to their masters and work very …show more content…
“In the early years of Spanish settlement, most slaves were not African.” (Historians pg.1) The Spanish were more focused on controlling their border and spreading their Christian beliefs. Indians who rejected Christianity or Spanish law could be held to enslavement. Unlike the Caribbean, plantation slavery was slower to develop because they wanted control of the Atlantic passage. “Slavery in the Spanish empire was based on Roman law which considered slavery a mutable legal condition. Slaves, then, were entitled to not only legal protection and church membership, like all men and women, but also freedom through testament, self-purchase, and state or private manumission.” (Historians pg.2) Many African tried to flee the Caribbean because they were known as moveable property and did not have authority of