Opening Activity (3-5 Minutes)
As you already know, enslaved Africans were traded in the Atlantic Slave Trade. What other products or goods do you think were traded between countries?Create a list, minimum list of 10 thingsIf you are unsure, take a guess
Essential Question and Learning Goals
Essential Question: How has the Atlantic Slave Trade influenced our modern era?
Learning Goals:1. Define the Triangle Trade2. Primary source analysis (Letter)3. Identify major goods/products of the
Triangle Trade
Atlantic Slave Trade Video Clip (~6 Minutes)
“The Atlantic Slave Trade: What too few textbooks told you” Source: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=3NXC4Q_4JVg
Triangle Trade System
Breakdown of imported enslaved Africans [1451-1870]:Caribbean Islands (Dutch, French, British):
40%Brazil (Portuguese): 38%America and Caribbean (Spanish): 16%North America (British): 4%Europe, Asia: 2%
Formative Assessment (3-5 Minutes)
What are the top three areas that imported enslaved Africans?Why do you think that these areas in
particular imported slaves? (2 sentences FOR EACH area)
Triangular Trade
Triangular Trade “Transatlantic trade network which
slaves and other goods were carried between: Africa England Europe West Indies America’s colonies”
https://media.studyisland.com/pics/55306traderoutes.png
Primary Source Analysis (15-20 Minutes)– Story from Joseph Hawkins (Letter)
Provide students with copy of document Source:
http://americanhistory.si.edu/onthewater/oral_histories/life_at_sea/pdf/transcript_hawkins.pdf
Questions to answer: (These will be provided on the document) 1. How were the conditions on the ship? 2. About how many enslaved individuals were on this journey? 3. What were some of the health complications on the ship? 4. Why do you think that health issues spread so rapidly?
Highlight or underline evidence from the text to justify your answers! Write the number of the question near the highlighted/underlined section.
Triangular Trade
Example 1: North American Colonies England
Cotton, Tobacco England West Africa
Guns, Manufactured goods West Africa North American Colonies
Slaves, Gold
Triangular Trade
Example 2: West Indies North American Colonies
Sugar, Molasses, Slaves North American Colonies Africa
Rum Africa West Indies
Slaves
Triangle Trade Interactive Map
Triangle Trade Routes Interactive Map http://www.eduplace.com/kids/socsci/books/applications/
imaps/maps/g5s_u3/
Make a list of the products that each region traded Thirteen Colonies England/Europe Africa West Indies
Summative Assessment (7-10 Minutes)
Pick one of the routes of the Triangle Trade (England/Europe West Africa, West Africa West Indies/Americas, West Indies/Americas England/Europe) that you believe was the most important (5-7 sentences) Possible questions to address in your answer
Why did you choose this route?What goods/products made it so important?Why was this route more important than the
others?
Launch
Assignment Discovery: Triangular Trade– British Dominance in the Slave Trade http://
history.howstuffworks.com/29554-assignment-discovery-triangular-trade-video.htm