African history, history homework help

The “Origin of Negro Slavery” is a chapter from historian Eric Williams’ classic text, Capitalism and Slavery. In this chapter, Williams advances an argument about the origin of the enslavement of Africans in the Americas. Write a short essay (NO MORE THAN TWO TYPED PAGES) discussing the following:

  • What is the Eric Williams thesis? What is his main argument?
  • According to Eric Williams, what were the principal factors driving plantation slavery in the Atlantic World?
  • What type of evidence supports his argument? Provide at least three pieces of evidence from the chapter.
  • Which interpretations of the origins of new world plantation slavery is Williams critiquing? In other words, what and who is Williams disagreeing with?
  • Do you agree or disagree with Williams? Why or why not?
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