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This is a presentation on the economical affects that slave labor had on Latin America during it's institution in specific countries. It is meant for educational purposes and is not meant to sway anyone's beliefs on this topic. Nor does it represent the author's beliefs on the morality of the practice.
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SLAVE LABOR IN LATIN AMERICA
Kimberly Bentley
Western New Mexico University
June 2011
AGENDA
Defining slave labor
Why was it used?
Where was it used?
Slave working and living conditions
Abolition
DEFINING SLAVE LABOR
Slave labor is forced migration where people are bought and
traded for into servitude with little or no pay.
The institution of slavery had a huge impact on the
economical development of Latin American countries.
Slaves were traded for and bought by the Portuguese from the
African coast.
WHY WAS SLAVE LAB OR USED IN LATIN AMERICA?
To increase profits by mine and agricultural owners.
By receiving free or cheap labor, owners could
maximize their profits.
WHERE WAS IT USED?
Slavery was a common practice all over the world. In fact, Africans
sold their own slaves to foreign traders at markets along the coast.
Brazil and Cuba had more slaves than any other country in Latin
America.
Cuba had more slaves than the estimated 523,000 in the United
States and Brazil had over 3.5 million slaves working.
WORKING AND LIVING CONDITIONS
15 to 20 percent of slaves did not survive the boat ride from Africa.
Many perished to disease from climate changes, while others
succumbed to industrial accidents and the “rate of suicide in this
social category is well above average” (Pearson)
Many died of acute dysentery, pleurisy, pneumonia and kidney
failure.
ABOLITION
Slavery was outlawed during the Independence Wars from 1810 to
1822, however many colonies did not obey this law.
The Bourbon and Pombaline Reforms went a long way in changing
public opinion and starting the trend towards abolition.
The Paraguayan War ended slavery in Brazil in 1888 when the
government declared all slaves free in order to stock their army
for combat.
CONCLUSION
The institution of slavery had dramatic impacts on the economical
development of the countries in Latin America. Without slave labor, the
economical advancements that took place may have been impossible.
Slave labor was cheap or free and allowed mine and land owners to
maximize profits. Slaves had to endure terrible working and living
conditions where little or no pay was offered and freedom was not
possible. Although slavery was deemed illegal during the Independence
Wars, the last slave ship arrived in Brazil in 1867. Slavery was finally
abolished in Brazil (the last to end the practice) in 1888 due the
Paraguayan War.