Please answer the following question in three double spaced pages using Times New Roman 12 point font. DO NOT: (1) re-post the question (2) Put any names, dates or titles in the response. Please use any of the reading materials of the course up to this point to answer the question descriptively and analytically. Upload Midterm here using a word document only. No Blog post due this week. The test is due this Thursday by 11:59 pm. 

Question: 

Explain the complex relationship and interconnectedness of Colonialism, Slavery, Capitalism, and Race. Think about the following questions while crafting your essay:  What are these systems and how did they work to support the others? How was slavery used to bolster capitalism and its profits? How was the ideology of race created and sustained in these systems? Was discrimination a real barrier to economic success in America’s history?