first chart- the first chart shows a steady growth in population from 1500-1800. There is nothing really surprising about this chart because a steady food source and supply is what most likely lead to the population jump over the years.
second chart- the chart shows a rapid growth of slaves in a matter of 200 years. yet this is not surprising because most of the european colonies were starting to grow cash crops and needed people to do the heavy labor at a cheap price.
third chart- the third chart shows the amount of slaves in european colonized areas. this chart is not surprising because most slaves were sent to areas where cash crops where they needed people to the heavy labor, as opposed to the north where fur trading was much more common.
all of these do a good job because they help explain how rapid growth colonization caused. with a steady food source and good income, population will grow and so will the economy. this does help me expand in the understanding of the textbook because it provides a visual which the textbook does not give. These visuals are important because they help explain the larger idea of colonization and how rapid it truly was.
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