Assignment AMH 2041: Was the motive for Europeans purely economic as

Students must write a research paper–using both primary and secondary sources–that answers the following question: One of the major debates among historians concerning the Atlantic Slave Trade focuses on the issue of why Europeans enslaved Africans between the mid 1500’s to the early 19th century. Was the motive for Europeans purely economic as historian Eric […]

. How did the Atlantic slave trade originate? Why did Europeans use

  A.    Vocabulary:  Explain significance and add dates.   1.      Martin Luther & his Ninety-five Theses   2.      Indulgences   3.      Emperor Charles V   4.      Henry VIII of England   5.      John Calvin & Predestination   6.      The Council of Trent   7.      Jesuits and Ignatius Loyala   8.      Capitalism vs. Mercantilism   9.      […]