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Learning Intention: To understand the Transatlantic Slave Trade
Success Criteria: I can:
Define commodity
Map the movement of the Transatlantic Slave Trade
Interpret the stats and figures on the movement of peoples (slaves)
Activity 1 - Humans as Commodities
Discussion: What is a commodity?
- write a definition
- give some examples
- how can humans be commodities?
Activity 2 - Transatlantic Slave Trade slides
Follow these slides with your teacher.
Together, use the slides and the map below to draw the triangular trade onto the map that your teacher gives you.
Blank Map to draw Triangular Trade.pdfTrans Atlantic Slave Trade PPoint.pptActivity 3 -
Whilst viewing the video The Transatlantic Slave Trade: Crash Course complete the accompanying handout (A hard copy will be given to you)
Activity 4 - Slavery's explosive growth, in charts: How '20 and odd' became millions
Look at the USA today website - Slavery's history in America through charts and graphics.
This is an excellent resource that shows the growth of slavery in a graphic format.
Your teacher may go through this with you or you may explore it yourself.
Activity 5 - Using data (table)
a)According to the table, what countries were involved in the slave trade?
b)Which two countries had the longest history of trading slaves?
c) What can we conclude about scale of the slave trade based on the figures recorded?
d) What years were the height of the Slave Trade for Britain?
e) Which country had the least involvement?
f) Which country do you think has been most culpable in the slave trade?
g) What other conclusions can you make about the slave trade based on this data.
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