History Problem
o Were you surprised to learn that "six out of every seven persons who crossed the Atlantic to take up life in the New World in the 300 years before the American Revolution were African slaves"? What impact did this forced migration have on the cultures of transplanted Europeans and Africans? Describe the culture of "pre-contact" Africa and compare it to Europe.
o What impact did the discovery of the New World have on the African slave trade? What were the difficulties associated with a labor force that consisted of Indians or white indentured servants? Why would Nash state that "more than anything else it was sugar that transformed the African slave trade"?
o Imagine that you are an African en route to the New World. Describe the physical and psychological trauma you face as an unwilling victim of the slave trade. What was the middle passage? What was the fate of those slaves who attempted to rebel against their captors?
o How did English colonists become familiar with the African slave trade? What factors motivated them to transform their agricultural labor force from indentured servants to slaves?
o Why was a slave-based economy less appealing to the English settlements to the north? What made New Yo rk an exception to that general pattern? 6 What was "one of the great paradoxes in American history"? Why does Nash believe that slavery and racial prejudice influenced each other? What implications does his conclusion have for twenty-first-century America?
The response should include a reference list. Double-space, using Times New Roman 12 pnt font, one-inch margins, and APA style of writing and citations.