Lesson Two
In this lesson, students will think about what they already know about the subject of enslavement; its place in the global economy of the time via the Triangle Trade; and how New England, particularly Central Massachusetts and Bristol, Rhode Island, participated in this economy.
Time: This lesson will take place over two-45 minute class periods.
Lesson Plan 2: Enslavement and the North
lesson 2.pdfLesson 2 Worksheets: Triangle Trade Activity
triangle trade instructions.pdfThese three worksheets accompany the Triangle Trade activity.
triangle trade images.pdftriangle trade map.pdfLesson 2: Videos
This video was filmed at the historical society in Bristol, Rhode Island. The director, Catherine Zipf, discusses some of the ways that Bristol residents were involved in the trade of enslaved people.
Filmed at Old Sturbridge Village's shoe shop, this video accompanies part 2 of lesson 2. It discusses the Massachusetts industry of shoemaking and its relation to slavery.
Filmed at OSV's partner museum, Coggeshall Farm in Bristol, Rhode Island, this video discusses some of the ways that people in New England in the 1790s were complicit with slavery.
Filmed at Old Sturbridge Village's Friends' Meetinghouse, this video accompanies part 2 of lesson 2. It discusses the Quakers and their interaction with the institution of slavery.
Additional Resources
A map of the Triangle Trade
equiano Primary Source.pdfThis is an optional resource for teachers who would like their students to read a first-hand account of the horrors of the Middle Passage.