Labor System 1450 To 1750

The flow of silver from 1500 to 1750 C.E. drastically improved the economies of Latin American nations, which in turned allowed for a global shift in currency and altered trade. Also during this time period there was also a greater desire for global expansion and imperialism, as seen when Europe expanded towards the Americas. Interconnected trade allowed for more contact between various nations, but it also supported the idea that certain nations were superior. While Latin America was the source of the economic prosperity that occurred in this time period, nations such as Europe benefited largely as well; since Spain and Portugal still had control over the areas where silver was being mined, they were able to take the rewards and distribute for their benefit. Documents 2 and 4 describe how silver has become the leading trade object in East Asia.

After the Ottoman Turks gained control of the Middle East, trade with Asia became difficult for Europeans across land. Many European explorers began searching for sea routes to Asia to renew trade. When explorers found the Americas, they had their mind set on gold to cope with the deteriorating European economy, but upon arrival and the realization gold was minimal, explorers enslaved many Natives and put them to work to produce another metal abundant in the area - silver. At the time, they really had no idea about the global impact silver would make. The discovery of silver by the Spanish in the Americas in the period of 1550 to 1700 brought about vast changes in economic exchange and production by making the world more interconnected through

Europeans introduced chattel slavery, primarily involving the forced labor of Africans, which had a profound impact on social structures. The transatlantic slave trade depopulated regions of West Africa and resulted in the enslavement of millions of Africans. Slavery replaced or supplemented existing indigenous labor practices, such as tribute systems or coerced labor. For example, in the Caribbean and Brazil, sugarcane plantations relied heavily on enslaved Africans, leading to the establishment of plantation economies and hierarchical social structures based on race. Slavery and the racial caste system that emerged had long-lasting consequences for social hierarchies and economic development in the Western

With the globalization of this trade, it impacted many empires in the Americas and Afro-Eurasia. Once the global silver trade started in the sixteenth century, empires across Afro-Eurasia and the Americas were affected socially, such as Native Americans having to overwork themselves because of the Spanish desire for silver, and economically, with a change in

Evelyn Castillo Mr. Lopez APUSH Per. 3 Slavery was an essential component to the economy and labor force in the United States that slowly grew into a major conflict that was the main source of tension between the states. They were first brought into the New World around the time of its settling. Slaves were treated inhumanely by Americans and enslaving them was seen as normal.

The use of slaves has always been present in the world since the beginning of civilization, although the use and treatment of those slaves has differed widely through time and geographic location. Different geographies call for different types of work ranging from labor-intensive sugar cultivation and production in the tropics to household help in less agriculturally intensive areas. In addition to time and space, the mindsets and beliefs of the people in those areas affect how the slaves will be treated and how “human” those slaves will be perceived to be. In the Early Modern Era, the two main locations where slaves were used most extensively were the European dominated Americas and the Muslim Empires. The American slavery system and the

Erika Smith Webber per. 1 11/1/15 The Labor Movement Despite the fact that grueling conditions of labor has declined in comparison to the 1800’s the labor movement made a huge impact on the perilous amounts of labor because it contributed to the fixing of harsh work conditions, low pay, and the very long work shifts. From the 1700’s to the 1800’s workers had to endure unjust working conditions such as low pay, unsafe working environments and long hours this caused the labor movement.

The Atlantic world from 1492 to 1750 experienced economic and social transformations due to new contacts among the major continents that bordered the Atlantic Ocean. Western Europe, Africa, and the Americas saw dramatic economic and social changes caused by the slave trade, the increase of trade, and the Europeans “discovery” of America. The Atlantic world experienced great Economic changes created by the new global connections established between continents that allowed the expansion of trades, slave trades, and the claiming of land. Due to the new found connections the participants of trade all over the world brought home new goods, mainly from Europe, and materials previously never seen before or goods they were in need of.

Everyone that has studied the history of trade and slavery, have learned of the global flow of silver, that was active from the mid-sixteenth century to the early eighteenth century. It was because of the introduction of silver from America and Japan that the people of that era started to focus more on silver. Economically, the flow of silver in the 1570- 1750, affected the Chinese and the European(Documents 1, 4, 5, 8, and 7). Socially, this flow of trade has affected the lives of the Native Americans, Chinese, and the European (Documents 2, 3, 5, and 6). It’s also because of the Chinese and European greed, that they took the Native Americans from their native lands, to be used as slaves in mining for slave, and also of the trade they did

Labor systems in the period of 1450-1850 were extremely popular due to the fact that people needed labor in order to get work done on large plantations or other sites, especially in the Americas where new and valuable resources were found. This type of labor was cheap and usually controlled. Many labor sites had great amounts of people in order to complete all the labor necessary. Two popular labor systems of this time period include The Encomienda System and Russian Serfdom. The Encomienda System was a system that was developed by Spain in order to grant labor to former conquistadors by taking Native Americans and “requesting” tribute.

Mining of this silver created trade links between the Americas, Europe, Asia, china and other countries which in turn led to the development in the economic growth on a global scale. This global economy began with the establishment of commercial and transportation centers in newly developed cities in the Americas in order to facilitate the extraction and transportation of the silver from the mines. Large estates known as haciendas to house colonists from Europe were established. They also developed a new agricultural economy in order to supply the countries in the east with other needed products such as sugar, tobacco, coffee, cotton. These raw materials were shipped to Europe and were used to produce the goods that were demanded by

Child labor during the 18th and 19th century did not only rapidly develop an industrial revolution, but it also created a situation of difficulty and abuse by depriving children of edjucation, good physical health, and the proper emotional wellness and stability. In the late 1700 's and early 1800 's, power-driven machines replaced hand labor for making most manufactured items. Many of America 's factories needed a numerous amount of workers for a cheap salary. Because of this, the amount of child laborers have been growing rapidly over the early 1800s.

Introduction: During the 1800’s, Slavery was an immense problem in the United States. Slaves were people who were harshly forced to work against their will and were often deprived of their basic human rights. Forced marriages, child soldiers, and servants were all considered part of enslaved workers. As a consequence to the abolition people found guilty were severely punished by the law.

In the small towns they at least worked for their families but in the city the worked harder, in harsher conditions and for a huge company. This resulted in more hours of work and more sickness because of how hard they worked. Child labor is still present today. More than 59,600 of the workers in the U.S.A are under 14 and many other countries have it worst. We can see how child labor was present in the industrial revolution, but we can also see how it is still present today.

Slavery was a big part of European history. African slave trade had many causes and effects in the Atlantic world. The main cause of the African slave trade is cheap labor was needed for new settlements in the Americas. The new settlers in the Americas planned on using the natives for their work, but when many of them died because of European diseases brought with them they had to find another source of labor.