Big History Padlet : Vianca P, Justin K, Farhan S, Jason Q by Vianca Perez https://padlet.com/v33015/8a5k425phmxx Made with the strength to succeed en-us 2018-03-21 15:38:20 UTC 2025-10-22 06:11:25 UTC hello@padlet.com v33015 https://padlet.com/v33015/8a5k425phmxx/wish/244592839 2018-03-21 15:41:11 UTC https://padlet.com/v33015/8a5k425phmxx/wish/244592839 Why were Africans the targets of slavery and not people from another area of the world? j32851 https://padlet.com/v33015/8a5k425phmxx/wish/244593704 The Europeans needed more cheap workers, so they turned to Africa for slaves. The Europeans needed these slaves to expand their expansion. ]]> 2018-03-21 15:42:25 UTC https://padlet.com/v33015/8a5k425phmxx/wish/244593704 Who started the Atlantic slave trade and how long did it last? v33015 https://padlet.com/v33015/8a5k425phmxx/wish/244593931 The Europeans started the Atlantic slave trade which began in 1519. That was when the Portuguese began to enslave African people and send them to the Americas. It continued until the early 1800's, when European countries began to outlaw it in response to outrage from people at home.]]> 2018-03-21 15:42:45 UTC https://padlet.com/v33015/8a5k425phmxx/wish/244593931 How do we know so much about how many Africans were enslaved and where they went during this time? v33015 https://padlet.com/v33015/8a5k425phmxx/wish/244594035 We know a lot about this topic because the Spanish kept records of their slave trade, as well as, we participated in the slave trade so we have our own records. There was a project in which they gathered all the information from everybody on the slave trade, and put it all together.]]> 2018-03-21 15:42:54 UTC https://padlet.com/v33015/8a5k425phmxx/wish/244594035 According to the author, why did African enslavement go on so long? v33015 https://padlet.com/v33015/8a5k425phmxx/wish/244594140 The African slave trade went on for a long time because it allowed for a huge profit to be made for Europeans at the price of somethings they found evil. Since back to the 1500's Europeans have seen the color black as evil, so when someone who is black comes into the world, their is no need for them to treat them fairly. This was also a very efficient way for Europeans to make money for very cheap.]]> 2018-03-21 15:43:04 UTC https://padlet.com/v33015/8a5k425phmxx/wish/244594140 What does the author mean when she writes, “the business of transporting slaves across the Atlantic had become a horrifying science.” v33015 https://padlet.com/v33015/8a5k425phmxx/wish/244594230 When transportation across continents were discovered, it was a massive phenomenon, with people discovering countries like The Americas and Antarctica. Now, it seems that at that time, we are using this discovery in a wrong and evil way, causing this idea to be such a horrifying science.]]> 2018-03-21 15:43:13 UTC https://padlet.com/v33015/8a5k425phmxx/wish/244594230 What did the Atlantic slave trade ultimately do for Europe? v33015 https://padlet.com/v33015/8a5k425phmxx/wish/244594323 The Atlantic slave trade ultimately was used so that the Europeans would have rapid trading goods and expand their land. Slavery or some form of coerced labor was the only possible option if European consumers were to gain access to more tropical produce and precious metals. The slave trade transformed European life and society. It created markets for objects and foods that Europeans had never seen before.]]> 2018-03-21 15:43:22 UTC https://padlet.com/v33015/8a5k425phmxx/wish/244594323 Conceptual Thinking v33015 https://padlet.com/v33015/8a5k425phmxx/wish/244594656 There is still a large topic about how and why slavery was formed. Why were African Americans targeted for slavery, when there are many other races that could have been chosen? Why would someone think it was okay to enslave people and torture them? ]]> 2018-03-21 15:43:53 UTC https://padlet.com/v33015/8a5k425phmxx/wish/244594656 wassup https://padlet.com/v33015/8a5k425phmxx/wish/337283988 2019-03-03 22:10:36 UTC https://padlet.com/v33015/8a5k425phmxx/wish/337283988