Examining the atlantic world through the lens of geography

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Buckner, Timothy R. "The Slave Trade's Apex in the Eighteenth Century." In The Atlantic World, 1450-2000, edited by Tonyin Fallola and Kevin D. Roberts, 96-113. Bloomington: Indiana University Press, 2008.

How does the authors discussion of the slave trade in his article compare with the primary source we analyzed last week?

How does this article highlight the usefulness of examining the Atlantic World through the lens of geography/environment?

What is your assessment of the authors argument that the slave trade had an effect on creating unique cultural connections between black slaves in the colonial New World?

What questions does this article leave you with, and why?

Richardson, David. "Cultures of Exchange: Atlantic Africa in the Era of the Slave Trade." Transactions of the Royal Historical Society 19, no.6 (2009): 151-179.

What is the author's argument, and how does he distinguish his research from other scholars of the Atlantic slave trade?

How has this article shaped your understanding of the ways in which culture and belief systems can influence dynamic institutions?

What questions does this article leave you with, and why?

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