enslaved people are people who have been forced to work without pay, lose their freedom and become the property of another person

indentured labour is a system where someone is made to work without pay for a set period of time

chattel slavery is when people become legal property and cannot be freed without the permission of their slaveholder

a slaveholder is someone who owned enslaved people

The arrival of European traders in West Africa

History

The kingdoms of the Sahel

The structure of the Transatlantic Slave Trade

The expansion of the Transatlantic Slave Trade

British involvement in Transatlantic Slave Trade

The impact of the Transatlantic Slave Trade on West African society

In this unit, pupils analysed the effects of transatlantic slavery on West African societies. In ‘The Haitian Revolution: what was its role in the abolition of the slave trade?’, pupils will investigate how the Haitian Revolution challenged and contributed to the fight against slavery.

In ‘Medieval West Africa: why was medieval Mali so successful?’, pupils explored the economic and social structures that contributed to Mali’s prosperity. In this unit, pupils examine how West African societies like Mali were devastated by the Transatlantic Slave Trade.

In this unit, pupils learn about the kingdoms of the Sahel and how the arrival of European traders in the region began to destabilise West Africa. Pupils build a deep knowledge of Transatlantic Slavery whilst retaining a focus on the impacts it had in West Africa.

Transatlantic Slavery: how were West African societies impacted?

Discriminatory behaviour or images, whether on the grounds of race, gender, disability, religion or belief or sexual orientation, or otherwise.

Depiction or discussion of discriminatory behaviour

Historic or outdated representations of people that may portray inequality or injustice.

Subjects which particular individuals may be sensitive to, eg, adoption, migration, bereavement or death, divorce, poverty, deprivation.

Depiction or discussion of sensitive content

In the early 1500s, the Portuguese took enslaved people from West Africa to be sold into chattel slavery in...

people forced to work without pay, or freedom

when someone is made to work without pay for a set time

when a people is made the legal property of another person

Match the words with the correct definitions.

What is the name of the type of slavery where enslaved people are made the legal property of their slave holder?

Which of the following are examples of smaller West African kingdoms that would be found along the coast?

What was the name of the West African kingdom that continued to thrive in the 1600s?

some kingdoms collapsed, leaving smaller kingdoms along the coast

all kingdoms collapsed, leaving only smaller kingdoms along the coast

some kingdoms continued to thrive when they built strong relationships

all kingdoms continued to thrive when they built strong relationships

Which of the following statements best describes the impact of the arrival of Portuguese merchants on the West African coast?

Which of the following kingdoms was ruled by Mansa Musa in the 1300s?

What were most merchants travelling to West Africa to find from the 1300s?

Which of of the following were kingdoms in West Africa in the 14th and 15th centuries?

Which of the following are the best locations for trade?

Sending merchants to explore new land and trade routes.

Trading expensive goods for less valuable goods.

Having to fight against several rebellions.

Which of the following explains why a kingdom might lose its power?

Which religion had spread across West Africa by 1400?

Starter Quiz