Teaching American History – Lesson Plan Template



Slavery and the Slave Trade

Social Studies Lesson Plan Template

1. Title: Introductory to Slavery and The Triangular Slave Trade

2. Overview - Big Ideas:

Enduring Understandings – the enslavement and forcible transportation of men, women, and children from Africa spanned more than three centuries. The slave trade and its subsequent impact greatly changed the world. 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.

Essential Questions – Was slavery a necessary evil for the southern states’ economic survival? Do you believe the way these individuals were treated is unjust? As a slave how would you have handled these cruel circumstances?

3. Lesson Objectives and Key Vocabulary:

Vocabulary

Labor, Plantation, Enslaved, Economy, Cargo, Manufacture

Standards

SS.5.A.4.5 Explain the importance of the Triangular Trade linking Africa, the West Indies, the British Colonies, and Europe.

SS.5.A.4.6 Describe the introduction, impact, and role of slavery in the colonies.

4. Evidence of Student Understanding (Assessment) in this Lesson:

Students will understand the patterns of indentured servitude and influences on slavery.

Students will understand the social, cultural, and political events that shaped African slavery.

Evaluate the slave trade map. Orally quiz the students on what the Slave Trade Triangle was, where it went, and what was traded. Collect the paragraphs about survival on the slave ship and evaluate if they grasped how slaves were treated.

Both formative and summative assessments are included

5. Materials Needed: Power point presentation, triangular trade map, photos, Roots (the movie)

6. Steps to Deliver the Lesson:

To introduce the lesson provide the students with the background information on the triangular trade through the power point presentation. This presentation introduces the beginning of slavery and the triangular trade.

Background Information: 1450 to 1850, Africans were transported across the Atlantic Ocean to the Western Hemisphere. Nearly twelve million Africans were exported from their native homeland, taken as prisoners of war, kidnapped, used as a form of tribute, or enslaved through various governmental systems. Taken mainly from a 3000 mile stretch along the west coast of Africa, most slaves were captured by fellow Africans and then sold to Europeans and Americans. The slaves were exported to the Americas via ship, crammed like sardines onto small shelves, sometimes only 18 inches high. Primarily these Africans were used on the American plantations or in mines. Following the invention of the cotton gin and with the growth of the sugar economy in the West Indies, African slaves became a vital part of the economy. (Included in power point)

Provide each student with a hard copy of the power point presentation so they are able to follow along and write down notes as you present the topic.

While presenting pose questions to make sure your students comprehend the topic at hand. (Were these individuals treated fairly? Who invaded their tribes? What goods were the slaves traded for?)

Show a clip of “Roots” the scene that shows the slaves in route to America. Have the students pay close attention to how they are treated. Further discuss the harsh conditions on the slave ship.

After completing the power point presentation and video clip discuss the three steps to the triangular trade with the students orally. Provide the student with a map of the slave trade route. Further discuss the conditions of the trade mentioning the way the slaves were treated aboard the many slave ships. Ask the students “Do you believe the way these individuals were treated is unjust? As a slave how would you have handled these cruel circumstances?

7. Specific Activities: (From Guided to Independent)

• Give each student a map of the slave trade triangle.

• On an overhead project the triangle of the slave trade.

• Have the students copy what you show them on their own map. Draw lines in different colors from one country to the other. Write by the lines what was traded at these stops. (Tobacco was taken from the southern states to the West Indies, where they traded if for molasses, sugar, and money. Next, they took it back to New England where they traded it for Rum. Then they took the rum to Africa where they traded it for slaves. The slaves were taken back to the southern colonies and West Indies where the process started all over again.)

• Talk about the movie they watched and how the slaves were treated. Write these suggestions on the board.

• Have the students write a paragraph as if they were a slave coming over to the Americas on a slave trade ship. Have them tell what conditions were like and how they were treated.

• (Optional) The students will then reproduce the map on their own for evaluation.

8. Differentiated Instruction Strategies:

The teacher must assist the low performing students allow them to join you at the teacher led station to support their learning and misunderstandings. Allow the medium to high learners to work with a partner or independently. As these students finish allow them to read their paragraph to others who are finished.

9. Technology Integration:

Interactive activities marking the triangular slave trade





10. Lesson Closure:

After completing the individual assignments allow the students to share their paragraphs with the class.

Reference/Resources:

Aboard a Slave Ship, 1829," EyeWitness to History, (2000).









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