2.2 Colonialism and the system of slavery in the Americas (circa 1492–1830) | IB History Syllabus | Clastify

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Colonialism and the system of slavery in the Americas (circa 1492–1830)

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2.2.1 Initial impact of European exploration (HL)
2.2.2 Early treatment of Indigenous peoples by colonial governments (HL)
2.2.3 Reasons for the development of the system of transatlantic slavery (HL)
2.2.4 Impact of the system of transatlantic slavery (HL)
2.2.5 Resistance by enslaved peoples (HL)
2.2.6 Emergence and growth of early opposition to slavery (HL)

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2.1 Indigenous societies in the Americas (circa 750–1500)

2.3 Independence movements in the Americas (1763–1860)

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