• Syllabus

5: Slavery and the New World (1500–1800)

---

---

Sub sections and their related questions

Reasons for, and origins of, slavery

• 18M.3op2.HL.TZ0.9: “Slavery was introduced for economic rather than political reasons.” Discuss.
• 20N.3op2.HL.TZ0.9: Discuss the reasons for, and origins of, slavery in the New World.
• 22M.3op2.HL.TZ0.9: “Economic factors were the main reason for the introduction of slavery in the New World.” Discuss.

Role of the colonial powers in the establishment and expansion of slavery; asiento system

• 17N.3op2.HL.TZ0.09: Evaluate the role of the colonial powers in the establishment and expansion of slavery.
• 18M.3op2.HL.TZ0.10: Compare and contrast the role of two colonial powers in the expansion of slavery in the Americas.
• 19M.3op2.HL.TZ0.9:

  Evaluate the importance of the asiento system in the establishment and expansion of slavery.

Economic and social impact of slavery

• 17M.3op2.HL.TZ0.9:

  Discuss the social impact of slavery on the New World.

• 18N.3op2.HL.TZ0.9: Evaluate the contribution of slavery to economic growth in the Americas.
• 19N.3op2.HL.TZ0.9: Discuss the economic impact of slavery in the New World.
• 20N.3op2.HL.TZ0.10: “Slavery had a limited economic impact in the New World.” To what extent do you agree with this...
• 21N.3op2.HL.TZ0.9: Examine the social impact of slavery in the New World.

Living and working conditions: the Middle Passage; social structures on plantations in the West Indies, Brazil and the southern colonies

• 18N.3op2.HL.TZ0.10: Discuss the living and working conditions of slaves on plantations in the West Indies and in Brazil.
• 21M.3op2.HL.TZ0.9: Discuss the nature of, and reasons for, the social structures on plantations in either the West...
• 21N.3op2.HL.TZ0.10: Compare and contrast the social structures on plantations in two of the following: West Indies,...

Slave resistance and slave rebellions

• 17N.3op2.HL.TZ0.10: Evaluate the methods and effectiveness of slave resistance in British North America up to 1800.
• 19N.3op2.HL.TZ0.10:

  Discuss the nature and impact of slave rebellions.

• 21M.3op2.HL.TZ0.10: Evaluate the impact of slave resistance and slave rebellions in British America before 1776.

Opposition to the slave trade and slavery: Quakers and other early abolitionists

• 17M.3op2.HL.TZ0.10: Evaluate the effectiveness of early opposition to slavery and the slave trade in the New World.
• 19M.3op2.HL.TZ0.10:

  Discuss the reasons why Quakers and other early abolitionists opposed slavery.

• 22M.3op2.HL.TZ0.10: To what extent was opposition to the slave trade and slavery in British America successful?