The Transatlantic Slave Trade and Its Global Legacies
Evaluate the enduring demographic, economic, social, and racial legacies of the transatlantic slave trade on modern global societies.

Evaluate the enduring demographic, economic, social, and racial legacies of the transatlantic slave trade on modern global societies.
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9th Grade · Social Studies · US-NY-SS
8 lessons
Analyze the construction of colonial systems in the Americas, the exploitation of coerced labor, the horrific mechanics and impact of the transatlantic slave trade, and cultural resilience.
The decimation of indigenous populations in the Americas influenced the growth of the Atlantic slave trade. The trade of enslaved peoples resulted in exploitation, death, and the creation of wealth.
European colonization in the Americas and trade interactions with Africa led to instability, decline, and near destruction of once-stable political and cultural systems.