The first leg of the trip was sending european products from europe to. In fact, the slave trade map not only lends substance to this early form of international trade, but also, by showing the courses it took, illuminates the impact of the system. And if you pause the map and click on a dot, youll learn about the ships flagwas it british. This atlas also systematically links african ports to american ports and hinterland african states to the ports from which. British merchants completed the triangle of human misery by trading rum for more slaves. Students can repeat the activity with another slave song. Professor adam rothman, a historian of slavery at georgetown university, and matt burdumy gu 15, a talented computer science major, joined forces in professor rothmans history of the atlantic world class to map more than 35,000 slaving voyages from 1500 to 1870. Animated interactive of the history of the atlantic slave trade. Ancient egypt, greece, rome, byzantium, china, and japan are only a few places where slavery had once been legal. This activity requires students to use map skills to make observations about the effects of slavery on both africa and the new world. The horrors of the atlantic slave trade are covered in this presentation. Curriculum activities slave trade project timucuan.
It is not a definitive list of trade goods, others include indigo, cloth and tea. Have the students cut and paste the appropriate goods to the appropriate. The triangular trade route answers enslaved worker mahogany sugar guns pottery tobacco cotton beads rice coffee rum shackles note this is a simplified version of trading routes. Maps rectified using this tool can be brought into worldmap by following the instructions under section 4.
Access the interactive map and watch at least one complete cycle of the slave voyages from 15451860. During the 1500s, the three legs of the triangular trade route transferred goods and people between north america, west africa, and the west indies. Triangle trade grade 5, background, lesson plans, classroom activities. But emory universitys transatlantic slave trade database helps users understand the vast proportions of this perverse exodus. Some interactive maps about triangular and slave trade. Then you can start reading kindle books on your smartphone, tablet, or computer no kindle device required. It is tiered to accommodate different levels of student comprehension and ability, and to guide students of all learning levels to higherorder thinking. The institution of slavery has existed for thousands of years. They knew little of the actual conditions in the south and were fighting not. This activity is a perfect supplement to a black history month february unit.
Activities find it the map shows trade between nations in the 1600s and 1700s. This book is full of useful material on the slave trade and is a must have for your collection. This country was the one to benefit most from the atlantic slave trade which spread far beyond a few trading cities such as bristol and liverpool. As european explorers discovered new lands in the fifteenth century, they gathered treasures in the. Atlas of the transatlantic slave trade the lewis walpole series in. The slave trade would be renamed the atlantic triangular trade, american imperialism changed to expansionism, and all references to. The trading system was a general exchange of manufactured goods, labour, and. This atlantic slave trade presentation is suitable for 7th 9th grade. Triangular trade or triangle trade is a historical term indicating trade among three ports or regions. The vast internal slave trade, which often tore slave families apart, was the souths second largest enterprise.
This anthology of primary and secondary sources covers the slave trade and its abolition. Understanding triangular trade is a significant part of understanding the history of atlantic slavery. You will need to print out some triangle trade maps for pupils to use. Around 12 million people became enslaved as a result of the trade and around 40% of enslaved people came from westcentral africa. This books focus, however, is on the slave trade itself, the begimrings of which are. The african slave trade what does it feel like to be a captive on a slave ship. Between 1501 and 1867, the transatlantic slave trade claimed an estimated 12. List of books and articles about slave trade online. Trans atlantic slave trade visualization github pages. The triangular trade, also known as the transatlantic slave trade, was the trading of goods during the 16th19th century between europe, africa, and the americas. Triangular trade thus provides a method for rectifying trade imbalances between the above regions historically the particular routes were. The triangular trade was a system of transatlantic trade in the 16th century between europe, africa, and the americas. For example, it specialized in cheap guns for the african market. Slave trade triangle trade map activity teaching resources.
Describe the early development of the slave trade 2. In this lesson, students will identify and map the phases of the slave trade, the locations of colonies and communities settled by african slaves, and the impact the individuals have had on the area. The transatlantic slave trade swiss history online. The slave trade and its subsequent impact greatly changed the world. As noted by slates jamelle bouie, north america was a bit player in the slave trade, bringing in just 388,747 africans, or 4% of the totala figure dwarfed by the 1. Triangular trade in the atlantic ocean teachervision. The transatlantic slave trade was organised on a threepoint circuit, and so is commonly called the triangular trade. Objectives after completing this activity, students will be able to. Disease kills native americans with the arrival of the europeans, the demand for slaves in the americas increased significantly. Triangular slave tradethe products of triangular tradetrade and the native populationthe growth of european tradeslavery, trade, and the industrial revolutionbibliography source for information on triangular slave trade.
A stunning visualization of the transatlantic slave trade. This activity will allow students to gain a better understanding of what it must have felt like to be a slave on a slave ship during the middle passage. Click on the areas involved in the transatlantic slave trade to find out more. Africa, in result was affected by this tragedy with depopulation and violence.
Map showing the trade triangle between britain, north africa and the caribbean, trading muscovado. Pause the map a few times and click on one or more of the dots that represent. Up until slavery was finally abolished in the 19th century, european traders. Effects of the slave trade map activity by jennifer. The first lesson documents the triangular trade route and middle passage of the slave trade which existed from the 16th to the 19th century. Drawing on extensive archival records, this digital memorial allows analysis of the ships, traders, and captives in the atlantic slave trade.
The atlas of the transatlantic slave trade is a dramatic step forward in the cartographic representation of the slave trade, tracing the flow of captives in much greater detail and with more precision than ever before. Triangular trade map printable triangular trade map printable, maps is an crucial supply of principal information for historic investigation. Cut out the map and paste it onto a piece of construction paper. Focus on the slave trade, article and worksheet attached. Teaching strategies l map study individual and class. The atlantic slave trade in two minutes slate magazine. Social conditions the transatlantic slave trade interactive the middle passage take on the role of a kidnapped young african and see how well you can maintain your strength in the harrowing middle passage across the atlantic in this decisionmaking activity. Most went from africa to the west indies, where they were trade for molasses.
In the northern united states, humanitarian principles led to the appearance of the abolitionists. In the final decades of the transatlantic slave trade, portugal reclaims its status as the leading slavers, sending 1. Understand u students will be able to understand the routes took during the triangular trade, the people and. Risks were high, but on a good voyage, a profit could be made at each point of the triangular trade. Identify the ways in which the slave trade was a business in trading with slaves as one of many commodities 4. Swiss families and companies also profited from the transatlantic slave trade. What products were traded from the west indies to the thirteen colonies. International day for the remembrance of the slave trade and its abolition. Intended as an accent to a lecture, learners will see images, answer questions, and engage in an activity intended to help them understand the conditions of middle. Plot the 3 stages of the triangular trade on the map. Resistance, liberty, heritage has broken the silence surrounding the. Its hard to conceptualize so many men and women being uprooted from their homes. The portuguese, who began trading in the 15th century, were the first to profit from the african slave trade.
Birmingham was where many of the metal goods used in the slave trade were manufactured. The slave trade handouts, background the triangular trade vrml the triangle trade lesson plans. Learn vocabulary, terms, and more with flashcards, games, and other study tools. The map shows trade between nations in the 1600s and 1700s. Atlantic slave trade presentation for 7th 9th grade. Apr 15, 2014 triangular trade route map shows the flow of how slave trade operated swiftly. This lesson offers activities that will help students think critically about triangular trade. The voyage of slaves in the transatlantic slave trade overview between 1450 and 1850 at least 12 million africans were taken across the notorious middle passage of the atlantic, mainly to colonies in north america, south america, and the west indies. During the 1600s and 1700s, people who lived on the continents of europe, africa, and north america all had products that the others needed. Goods such as guns, blankets and bed were exchanged for slaves by europeans in africa. Curriculum activities slave trade project teachers can use these materials to teach their students about the transatlantic slave trade. In new england, colonists used molasses to make rum. Atlas of the transatlantic slave trade yale university press.
I use this book in my world history class to teach map skills to 9th graders. The book rapidly became a bestseller, and by the time of the authors death in 1797. Understand the changing and international nature of the slave trade by correlating specific countries with their century of greatest involvement in the slave trade 3. See more ideas about history, middle passage and social studies textbook. The slate website took the information from the database and created an interactive map that displays the transatlantic slave trade from 1545 to 1860. Triangular trade usually evolves when a region has export commodities that are not required in the region from which its major imports come. This can be a deceptively straightforward issue, till you are required to provide an response it may seem significantly more hard than you believe.
An hour long, fully resourced lesson with powerpoint, differentiated tasks throughout, worksheets, clip link and accompanying task focusing on the triangular trade and who was to blame for the start of transatlantic slavery. When william returns and hears of his fathers exploits he is determined to show him that a profit can be made in the shipping industry without human suffering. This animated timelapse of the atlantic slave trade is. The most renowned and infamous was that of the slave trade that was conducted from the 16 th to early 19 th centuries that involved carrying goods from europe to africa to caribbean or american colonies and back to europe. A triangular trade system is a process whereby trade is carried on between three countries, ports or regions. Designed to meet ofsted goodoutstanding criteria by a experienced history teacher in a uk secondary school. Mark out a boundary around the group with tape on the floor to indicate the small size of the space. Intended as an accent to a lecture, learners will see images, answer questions, and engage in an activity intended to help them understand the conditions of middle passage.
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