Over this period, the atlantic became a potential source of. Atlantic history is a specialty field in history that studies the atlantic world in the early modern period. The atlantic charter is considered one of the first key steps toward the establishment of the united nations. Thornton provides a comprehensive overview of the history of the atlantic basin before 1830 by describing the political, social, and cultural interactions between the continents inhabitants. This groundbreaking study argues that africans in and out of slavery were active participants in creating the atlantic world. Emigration from the habsburg monarchy and salzburg to the new world, 17001848 download pdf. This was a time of disease, war, trade, and weapons. Christopher columbus colony hernando cortes conquistador. Southern africa and the atlantic world download pdf. John h elliott empires of the atlantic world internet archive.
Pirates cruised the caribbean sea and the north american coast searching for likely targets. Recommended that the use of natives for slave labor be terminated. Now, building on the success of uncgs twelve atlantic world conferences in thirteen years and its many ongoing atlantic world initiatives, and supported by uncgs provost, vice chancellor for research and engagement, and the dean of the college of arts and sciences, the atlantic world research network provides leadership in circumatlantic. In over thirty chapters, all written by experts in the field, the atlantic world takes up these debates and gathers together key, original scholarship to provide an authoritative. Feb 04, 2011 the opening of the atlantic world was the opening of the new world at 1500. African religions and christianity in the atlantic world10. The atlantic covers news, politics, culture, technology, health, and more, through its articles, podcasts, videos, and flagship magazine.
Douglas egerton, alison games, jane landers, kris lane, and donald wrights the atlantic world manages to achieve the daunting task of cramming nearly five hundred years of the history of four continents into about five hundred pages. It focuses especially on the causes and consequences of the slave trade, in africa, in europe, and in the new world. A cultural history of the atlantic world, 12501820 explores the strong links between the histories of africa, europe, and north and south america. Pdf the british atlantic world, 15001800 holly snyder. This new text presents the atlantic coast history as a story of interaction and adaptation among the peoples of the four continents, and discusses the social, political, environmental, and cultural processes set in motion by european exploration and settlement. Jan 01, 2007 the purpose of atlantic history, as outlined in the introduction, is the study of the convergence and conflict of numerous african, caribbean, european, north american, and south american cultures following christopher columbus arrival in the new world and the. That there once existed in the atlantic ocean, opposite the mouth of the mediterranean sea, a large island, which was the remnant of an atlantic continent, and. The atlantic world comprises the interactions among the peoples and empires bordering the. Africa and africans in the making of the atlantic world. The arrival of europeans to the americas in 1492 created. That there once existed in the atlantic ocean, opposite the mouth of the mediterranean sea, a large island, which was the remnant of an atlantic continent, and known to the ancient world as atlantis. Europeans, africans, indians and their shared history, 1400 1900. Fish and fisheries in the atlantic world download pdf chapter 5. Elliott, empires of the atlantic world cameron blevins.
Before the voyage of columbus in 1492, the atlantic ocean stood as a barrier to. Africa and africans in the making of the atlantic world, 14001800. The making and unmaking of an atlantic world oxford. In over thirty chapters, all written by experts in the field, the atlantic world takes up these. Africa and africans in the making of the atlantic world, 1400.
A cultural history of the atlantic world, 12501820. The atlantic world arts and humanities flashcards quizlet. The appearance of the atlantic world marks an important achievement, for it stands out as the first successful attempt to combine the many strains of atlantic history into a comprehensive, thoughtful narrative. By the time the slave trade ended, the english had transported nearly 1. Africa and the atlantic world atlantic history oxford. With so much valuable cargo crisscrossing the atlantic, piracy flourished. The atlantic world, 14921600 concepcion saenzcambra. Throughout the americas, spanish culture, language, and descendants are the legacy of this period. Feb 16, 2009 the atlantic world spans four centuries with significant historical periods and transitions between 1400 and 1900. There began a new view of colonization, navigation, and conquest. Atlantic world, while trading with europeans including the slave trade and as slaves in the americas, while david northrup pushes the encounters theme and. All will be indispensable for historians ofthe atlantic world.
In the late eighteenth and earlynineteenth centuries, revolutions transformed the british, french, and spanish atlantic worlds. John h elliott empires of the atlantic world by elliott, h john. The making of an atlantic world slavery and remembrance. The purpose of atlantic history, as outlined in the introduction, is the study of the convergence and conflict of numerous african. This trade was dominant in european expansion but deadly to. Elliott argues that forming and ordering societies in the new world brought a host of questions and challenges about how best to maintain old hierarchies in a society in flux.
The development of commerce between europeans and africans3. African institutions, political events, and economic structures shaped africas voluntary involvement in the atlantic arena before 1680. This book focuses on the history of the atlantic world from 14501820 and contains thirtyseven articles that offer a wideranging and authoritative account of the movement of people, plants, pathogens, products, and cultural practices around and within the atlantic basin. The atlantic world is born section 4 chapter 1 flashcards. Start studying the atlantic world is born section 4 chapter 1. Before the voyage of columbus in 1492, the atlantic ocean stood as a barrier to contact between the people and their ideas and institutions, plants, animals, and microbes of eurasia and africa on the one hand and the americas on the other. By employing a variety of disciplinary perspectives, this volume presents a comprehensive view of how the igbo were integrated into the atlantic world through the slave trade and slavery, the transformations of igbo identities and culture, and the strategies for resistance employed by the igbo in the new world. It is a valuable reference for university students or others with a serious interest in the subject. A history, 14001888, by douglas egerton, alison games, donald r. It is premised on the idea that, following the rise. The atlantic world, 14921600 concepcion saenzcambra 2012. Learn vocabulary, terms, and more with flashcards, games, and other study tools. The voyages of columbus prompted a worldwide exchange of everything from religious and political. This trade was dominant in european expansion but deadly to the african people.
This was also the mark of the transatlantic slave trade. On the water living in the atlantic world, 14501800. During this time, colonial and indigenous people rioted and rebelled against their occupiers in violent pursuit of political liberty and economic opportunity, challenging timehonored social and political structures on both sides of the atlantic. For the geological history of the atlantic ocean see opening of the north atlantic ocean and onward links. Early spanish and portuguese exploration of north america 5. It looks at european conquests of native american populations in north and south america, how some native americans contributed to the atlantic trading world. To mark the 100th anniversary of the launch of the great war, the atlantic has published a special commemorative edition featuring dispatches from soldiers at the front and articles by such major. Mays world history class a three way system of trade during 16001800s aferica sent slaves to. May 01, 2007 in the late eighteenth and earlynineteenth centuries, revolutions transformed the british, french, and spanish atlantic worlds. Microsoft word comparing and contrast the atlantic revolutions. The process of enslavement and the slave trade part ii. The opening of the atlantic world was the opening of the new world at 1500. What is the significance of the atlantic world candys blog.
Seismic waves traveled through the atlantic world in the halfcentury after 1775, linking uprisings on either side of the atlantic. The atlantic world by thomas benjamin cambridge university press. Spanish priest who travelled to new world with conquistadores and sent back to spain reports of the brutalities against the natives. Nielsen book data summary this book explores africas involvement in the atlantic world from the fifteenth century to the eighteenth century. This chapter compares the revolutions by trying to establish the main similarities and differences. Publication date 2006 topics history, atlantic, great britain, spain, americas. Divergent as they were, each was a revolution in its own right.
The atlantic world spans four centuries with significant historical periods and transitions between 1400 and 1900. The social, political, and economic integration of the atlantic world in this period, 1492. Geography according to the map, what lands were included in the viceroyalty of new spain in 1700. From 1690 until england abolished the slave trade in 1807, it was the leading carrier of enslaved africans. Given the scope of atlantic history it has tended to downplay the singular influence of the voyages of columbus and to focus more on growing interactions among african and european polities ca 14501500, including contact and conflict in the mediterranean and atlantic islands, as critical to the emergence of the atlantic world. The transformation of the atlantic world, 17761867 taylor. A cultural history of the atlantic world 12501820 will be a foundation stone in the study of the atlantic, simultaneously an entry point for novices, a reference for established scholars, and a guide for future studies. The atlantic world was created by the discovery of a new land by europeans, and atlantic history is the study of that world. Caribbean slavery in the atlantic world is an exaustive compilation of scholarly journal articles covering the full range of contemporary scholarship on carribean slavery. The vast wealth to be had from colonizing the americas. Pdf this paper analyses the early institutionalisation of slavery in the cabo verde islands.
As a result of these movements, new peoples, economies, societies, polities, and cultures arose in the lands. At the core of this groundbreaking and eloquently written survey lies a consideration of the relationships among people living in. John thornton captures the moment africa, europe and the americas came together and the new world that was created. Southern africa and the atlantic world download pdf chapter 7. With research links, internet activities, and a quiz, your tools for exploration are just a mouse click away. As the meeting point between europe, colonial america, and africa, the history of the atlantic world is a constantly shifting arena, but one which has been a focus of huge and vibrant debate for many years. At the height of atlantic world piracy around 1720, some 2,000 pirates were attacking ships and threatening trade. This was also the mark of the trans atlantic slave trade.