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Here are the teacher pack items for The Transatlantic Slave Trade:
Overview In this experience, students learn how the establishment of European colonies led to the rise of the transatlantic slave trade. They are introduced to the concept of triangular trade. They work with the Voyages: Transatlantic Slave Database to analyze data related to the slave trade. Essential Question: Why do people migrate? Objectives:
For more than three centuries—from the time of the early European colonies in the Americas through the U.S. Civil War—millions of African men, women, and children were forcibly taken from their homes and transported into slavery in the Americas. This transatlantic slave trade was cruel and dehumanizing for the slaves. In the Americas, their free labor created considerable wealth for plantation owners and European colonizers.
In this experience, you will learn about the rise of the transatlantic slave trade.
Objectives:
When I think of the word “slavery,” I think of…
Use student responses to judge what students know about historic slavery. If they give any examples of contemporary slavery, you can have a class discussion about this ongoing issue.
