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Period: 1570 to
The Triangle Trade
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Period: 1570 to
The second and first Atlantic system
This is when the british traded with west Africa, The Caribbeans and North America. In the first system the portuguese were transporting slaves from africa to Brazil -
1571
What was the Triangle trade
The Triangle Trade was a trading network that connected Europe, Africa and North America/The Caribbeans. The trade was established by the British to mostly benefit the British. -
1572
How did the transatlantic slave trade work. It used the same trading routes as the Triangle trade.
The British exported manufactured products like guns and ironwear to West Africa the high quality goods from Britain were traded for slavs from inland that had been captured by African lords. The slaves were then transported to the caribbean where North America came and exchanged raw materials from North America and bought slaves for labour. The slaves left the slave ships which went back to west africa. The raw materials were put on transporting ships that sailed to Great Britain. -
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Creole
A subform of english developed on the ships that were transporting slaves from Africa to the Caribbeans between the slaves and the sailors. The slaves learned english words and mixed them with their native language to try and communicate with the sailors. This is how the mixed or hybrid languages of Creole was formed. Today Creole is spoken on most of the Caribbean islands in various forms. For example the Creole spoken on Barbados resembles english more than the one spoken in Jamaica. -
How did english spread to the Caribbeans
In global terms, the spread of english truly began in the 16th century, the languages became a tool of imperial expansion and ended up gaining a special place in the history in a significant number of countries. English settlers came to The Caribbeans in 1620 and english gained a stronger foothold in The Caribbeans. -
Period: to
Today Creole is spoken throughout the Caribbeans.
Today Creole is spoken on most of the Caribbean islands in various forms. For example the Creole spoken on Barbados resembles english more than the one spoken in Jamaica.