Tobacco and unwilling colonists, Slavery.

We learned today about the growing of tobacco in Virginia, the Triangle Trade, the middle passage, the Portuguese Slave Trade, and Nzinga an African Queen who fought the Portuguese.

Julia's map of the Atlantic showing the Tobacco going to England from Virginia and the Triangle Trade route.

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Joshua's drawing of Queen Nzinga's clever "chair" when meeting with the Portuguese.

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Sophia wrote:

John Rolfe planted Spanish tobacco in Virginia. The people in England thought smoking was great, but King James thought smoking was terrible. John sent the new tobacco to England and they loved it but it is hard to grow. So they hired indentured servants. What they got in return was money and clothing, England traded from one country to another in a triangle. This was called the triangular trade.

Nzinga was the queen of an African Kingdom. Portuguese have been trading with them but now they are attacking. Nzinga's brother asked if she could talk to the Portuguese and have a treaty. She went and the Portuguese agreed but not for long. Nzinga's brother died and she took over but then she died and Portugal took over until 1975.