Atlantic world plantation system
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The Atlantic world plantation system was a transoceanic economic and social order in which large-scale, slave-based agricultural estates in the Americas produced commodities like sugar, tobacco, and cotton for European markets, shaping global trade, racial hierarchies, and colonial empires.
All labels observed (5)
| Label | Occurrences |
|---|---|
| Atlantic slave economy | 3 |
| Atlantic cotton trade | 1 |
| Atlantic world plantation system canonical | 1 |
| West Indian plantation economy | 1 |
| West Indies plantations | 1 |
How this entity was disambiguated
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Target entity: Atlantic world plantation system Context triple: [Nomini Hall, partOf, Atlantic world plantation system]
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Atlantic world
The Atlantic world refers to the interconnected regions of Europe, Africa, and the Americas linked by trade, migration, empire, and cultural exchange across the Atlantic Ocean from the 15th to the 19th centuries.
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Atlantic slave trade
The Atlantic slave trade was a transoceanic system from the 16th to 19th centuries in which millions of Africans were forcibly transported to the Americas and sold into chattel slavery, profoundly shaping the economic and social history of the Atlantic world.
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Columbian Exchange
The Columbian Exchange was the widespread transfer of plants, animals, people, diseases, and ideas between the Americas and the rest of the world that reshaped global ecosystems, diets, populations, and economies.
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European colonization of the Americas
European colonization of the Americas was the period beginning in the late 15th century when various European powers explored, conquered, and settled the Western Hemisphere, profoundly transforming its indigenous societies, environments, and global history.
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E.
British world-system
The British world-system refers to the global network of political, economic, and cultural power centered on the British Empire that structured international relations and trade from the nineteenth to the mid-twentieth century.
- F. None of above. chosen
- G. Unsure - the case is ambiguous/there is not enough information to decide.
Target entity: Atlantic world plantation system Target entity description: The Atlantic world plantation system was a transoceanic economic and social order in which large-scale, slave-based agricultural estates in the Americas produced commodities like sugar, tobacco, and cotton for European markets, shaping global trade, racial hierarchies, and colonial empires.
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A.
Atlantic world
The Atlantic world refers to the interconnected regions of Europe, Africa, and the Americas linked by trade, migration, empire, and cultural exchange across the Atlantic Ocean from the 15th to the 19th centuries.
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B.
Atlantic slave trade
The Atlantic slave trade was a transoceanic system from the 16th to 19th centuries in which millions of Africans were forcibly transported to the Americas and sold into chattel slavery, profoundly shaping the economic and social history of the Atlantic world.
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C.
Columbian Exchange
The Columbian Exchange was the widespread transfer of plants, animals, people, diseases, and ideas between the Americas and the rest of the world that reshaped global ecosystems, diets, populations, and economies.
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D.
European colonization of the Americas
European colonization of the Americas was the period beginning in the late 15th century when various European powers explored, conquered, and settled the Western Hemisphere, profoundly transforming its indigenous societies, environments, and global history.
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E.
British world-system
The British world-system refers to the global network of political, economic, and cultural power centered on the British Empire that structured international relations and trade from the nineteenth to the mid-twentieth century.
- F. None of above. chosen
Statements (60)
| Predicate | Object |
|---|---|
| instanceOf |
historical economic system
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plantation complex ⓘ slave-based agricultural system ⓘ transatlantic system ⓘ |
| contributedTo |
African diaspora in the Americas
NERFINISHED
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creation of creole cultures ⓘ development of modern capitalism ⓘ formation of white supremacy ⓘ growth of European port cities ⓘ rise of racial ideologies ⓘ wealth of European metropoles ⓘ |
| declinedDueTo |
abolitionist movements
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emancipation laws ⓘ slave revolts ⓘ |
| drivenByDemandFrom | European markets ⓘ |
| hasGeographicScope |
Atlantic world
NERFINISHED
ⓘ
Brazil NERFINISHED ⓘ British America NERFINISHED ⓘ Caribbean NERFINISHED ⓘ Dutch Caribbean NERFINISHED ⓘ French Caribbean NERFINISHED ⓘ North America NERFINISHED ⓘ Spanish America NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| hasKeyFeature |
chattel slavery
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coercive labor discipline ⓘ export-oriented agriculture ⓘ large-scale agricultural estates ⓘ monoculture production ⓘ plantation overseers ⓘ planter elite ⓘ racialized labor hierarchy ⓘ |
| hasNotableEvent |
British abolition of the slave trade
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British emancipation in the Caribbean ⓘ Haitian Revolution NERFINISHED ⓘ U.S. Civil War and emancipation NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| hasTemporalLocation |
16th century
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17th century ⓘ 18th century ⓘ 19th century ⓘ early modern period ⓘ |
| integratedInto |
Atlantic slave trade
NERFINISHED
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triangular trade ⓘ |
| legacyIncludes |
persistent racial inequality
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plantation landscapes ⓘ post-emancipation labor regimes ⓘ |
| produces |
coffee
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cotton ⓘ indigo ⓘ rice ⓘ rum ⓘ sugar ⓘ tobacco ⓘ |
| regulatedBy |
colonial law
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slave codes ⓘ |
| supportedBy |
European colonial empires
NERFINISHED
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mercantilist policies ⓘ |
| usesLabor |
enslaved African-descended people
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enslaved Africans ⓘ indentured servants ⓘ indigenous laborers ⓘ |
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Subject: Atlantic world plantation system Description of subject: The Atlantic world plantation system was a transoceanic economic and social order in which large-scale, slave-based agricultural estates in the Americas produced commodities like sugar, tobacco, and cotton for European markets, shaping global trade, racial hierarchies, and colonial empires.
Referenced by (7)
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