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☆☆☆☆☆The original purpose of the Jamestown colony was to make money for the Virginia Company.
In the beginning, there was not much people who were willing to work for wages in Chesapeake society which is why indentured servants were brought from England. They became the backbone of the colony.
They believed that he and his men were gods, sent from heaven.
By helping supply the Europeans with the slave trade, the rulers of certain African states were able to increase their power by acquiring more slaves for themselves.
The slave trade also transformed the existing states and societies in Africa. As states sought to expand at the expense of their neighbors, instability and warfare came about. The military became important. The slave trade became an extension of African politics. African governments in the enslaving societies became more centralized while the those who bore the brunt of the slaving attacks became anti authoritarian.
There was also a shift in the locus of power. Before the Europeans, the powerful African states were those that were in central Africa and could influence the trans-Saharan trade routes. Once the Europeans arrived, the power shifted to those states which were closer to the coast.
Tomatoes, Potatoes, Turkeys -Apex
they allowed poor whites the use of their plantation barns
use plantation barns
They allowed poor whites the use of their skilled slaves
that improved diets from new food sources.
That it improved diets from new food sources
what happened as a result of columbus coming to american continents
Objects such as wool blankets and skills such as horsemanship among plains Indian Tribes are examples of the Colombian exchange causing cultural changes.
Cultural Change
cultural change
Things once unknown now seem like they have always been a part of many cultures.
