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Who was Olaudah Equiano?
An enslaved African who wrote a firsthand account of the horrors of the Middle Passage.
Who was Hernan Cortes?
A Spanish conquistador who led the conquest of the Aztec Empire.
What were the causes and effects of the Transatlantic Slave Trade?
Causes: Demand for labor in the Americas, European desire for wealth. Effects: Devastation of African societies, development of plantation economies, racial inequalities.
What were the causes and effects of the Encomienda System?
Causes: Spanish colonization, need for labor. Effects: Exploitation of Native Americans, decline in Native American populations.
What were the causes and effects of the Asiento System?
Causes: Decline in Native American populations. Effects: Increased African slave trade, revenue for the Spanish Crown.
What were the causes and effects of the Spanish Caste System?
Causes: Desire to maintain power, racial ideology. Effects: Social hierarchy, discrimination, limited opportunities for non-elites.
Compare indentured servitude and chattel slavery.
Indentured servants worked for a fixed term and had some rights; chattel slaves were considered property with no rights.