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The Atlantic World is the history of the interactions among the peoples and empires bordering the Atlantic Ocean rim from the beginning of the Age of Exploration to the early 21st century. The Atlantic slave trade continued into the 19th century, but the international trade was largely outlawed in 1807 by Britain. Slavery practically ended in 1865 in the United States and in the 1880s in Brazil and Cuba.〔David Eltis, et al. '' Atlas of the Transatlantic Slave Trade'' (2010)〕 In many ways the history of the "Atlantic world" culminates in the "Atlantic Revolutions" of the late 18th century and early 19th century.〔Wim Klooster, ''Revolutions in the Atlantic World: A Comparative History'' (2009)〕 The historiography of the Atlantic World, known as Atlantic history, has grown enormously since the 1980s.〔Alison Games and Adam Rothman, eds., ''Major Problems in Atlantic History: Documents and Essays'' (2007)〕 ==Geography== The Atlantic World comprises the history of Europe, Africa, North America and South America. Travel over land was difficult and expensive, so settlements were made along the coast, especially where rivers allowed small boats to travel inland. Distant settlements were linked by elaborate sea-based trading networks. Since the easiest and cheapest way of long-distance travel was by sea, international trading networks emerged in the Atlantic world, with major hubs at London, Amsterdam, Boston and Havana. Time was a factor, as sailing ships averaged about 2 knots speed (50 miles a day). Navigators had to rely on maps of currents or they would be becalmed for days or weeks.〔Peggy K. Liss, ''Atlantic Empires: The Network of Trade and Revolution, 1713-1826'' (Johns Hopkins Studies in Atlantic History and Culture) (1982)〕 One major goal for centuries was finding a Northwest Passage (through what is now Canada) from Europe to Asia.〔Pierre Berton, ''The Arctic Grail: The Quest for the Northwest Passage and The North Pole, 1818-1909'' (2000)〕 抄文引用元・出典: フリー百科事典『 ウィキペディア（Wikipedia）』 ■ウィキペディアで「Atlantic World」の詳細全文を読む スポンサード リンク
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