The Atlantic slave trade

Year 7 project

Learning objectives

To understand:

• How the triangular trade worked

• What conditions were like for slaves on the slave ships

• Who benefited from the trade

• How and why it ended

Introduction

• British ships transported 2.6 million slaves. It has been estimated overall, about 12 million Africans were captured to be taken to the Americas as slaves.

• Unknown millions died in Africa before they even made it to the ships.

• It has been estimated that perhaps 1/5 of the slaves died on the Middle Passage across the Atlantic.

Class clips videos http://www.bbc.co.uk/education/topics/z2qj6sg/resources/2

Instructions

You are going to create a booklet (A3 sheet folded in half) about the slave trade, using

new knowledge and what you learnt on the trip to Bristol

Wherever possible, include anything your learned from the trip

Page 1 - Title page

Create a title page for your project

It must include the following information:

• Slave trade project

• Your name

• A picture linked to slavery

• Facts from the trip

Ideas for pictures

Page 2 - The triangular tradeLabel your own copy of this map under the heading

Page 2 continued

• The slaves ships sailed from countries in Europe such as the UK, with _____________.

• They sailed [north/south/east] to the west coast of Africa.

• They then picked up slaves and sailed across the _____________ Ocean towards __________ America. The slaves were then offloaded.

• The ships then picked up goods like _________ and _________, then returned to the UK.

Copy and complete these sentences below your map

Page 3What were conditions like for the slave on the ships?

Cut out the picture below and stick under your heading for page 3

Page 3 continued

Conditions on the ships were terrible, for example….

This meant that….

Also….

As a result….

In addition….

Therefore….

Copy and complete these sentences below your picture of the ship

Page 4

Who benefited most from the slave trade?Cut out this table and glue under your page 4 heading

Page 4

Who benefited most from the slave trade?

https://prezi.com/zajzjy5elrgt/who-benefited-the-most-from-the-slave-trade-and-why/

Open the presentation using an ipadand use it to fill in your table about

each person

Page 4

How and why did the slave trade end?

• In 1787, the Committee for the Abolition of the Slave Trade was set up. William Wilberforce was the leader.

• Thomas Clarkson went on a speaking tour, showing people chains and irons and a model of a slave ship. He did this so that…

• Campaigners published leaflets describing conditions on the Middle Passage so that….

Copy and complete the sentences showing what people did which helped end the slave trade, write them in under the heading in your project.

Page 4 continued

• 1806: Law bans British ships from carrying slaves to French colonies

• 1788: The Dolben Act limited the number of slaves a ship could carry

• 1807: Abolition of the slave trade (British Parliament)

• 1789: Wilberforce presented a bill for slave trade abolition

• 1772: A judge, Lord Mansfield, ruled that slavery was illegal in England

Write out these key dates in chronological order

Extension task

Create a fact file about abolitioncampaigners Hannah More or WilliamWilberforce

Include:• Picture• Important dates (born, died etc)• What he/she did in their life