Reference no: EM132708311 , Length: Word count: 1300

Question 1: How and why did slavery become the key component of the Atlantic Trade System during the 1600s and 1700s?

When answering this question your paper will need to address several of the following topics:

1. The general outline of the Atlantic trade system
2. The rise of sugar as a plantation crop, how it was produced, who produced it, who ate it, etc.
3. The experience of slaves

• Make sure that you use examples and refer to the various materials we have been studying, the textbook, the Mintz reading, the film "A Terrible Transformation" and the primary source slave narratives.
• Paper format: 1,000-1,300 words (roughly 4-5 pages)