colonies are countries or areas under the control of another country and occupied by settlers from that country

indigenous people are the original inhabitants of a specific area

manufactured items are items produced by a machine

plantations are areas of land on which certain crops were grown using forced labour

the forced voyage of enslaved Africans across the Atlantic Ocean to the Americas became known as the Middle Passage

The structure of the Transatlantic Slave Trade

History

The kingdoms of the Sahel

The arrival of European traders in West Africa

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?

Historic or outdated representations of people that may portray inequality or injustice.

Depiction or discussion of discriminatory behaviour

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

Depiction or discussion of sensitive content

Depiction or discussion of violence or fighting, including threats of violence or the aftermath of violence.

Depiction or discussion of violence or suffering

Which of the following are examples of goods grown on plantations in the Americas?

Who was forcefully taken from the West African coast to be sold onto plantations in the Americas?

areas under the control of another country

the original inhabitants of a specific area

land on which crops were grown usually with forced labour

voyage of enslaved African people across the Atlantic

Match the words with the correct definitions.

How many rebellions on slave ships have been documented?

Plantations in the Americas grew many valuable crops, like sugar and cotton. These goods were taken to be sold in which continent?

many more people were being kidnapped and enslaved by European traders

Europeans only sold prisoners of war into slavery

At first, the trading of enslaved people was limited and took place on the terms of local African rulers. This began to change as...

Which of the following countries had started building large empires across the Americas in the early 1500s?

When the Portuguese began colonising the Americas, who was first used to work on the plantations?

Which of the following are examples of goods Europeans would take to West Africa to trade for gold from the 1400s?

when people become legal property for a set period of time

when people become legal property and cannot be freed without permission

when people become sign a contract to work for a given period

Which of the following is the best definition of chattel slavery?

Which of the following is an example of a smaller kingdom along the coast of West Africa in the late 1500s?

they continued to thrive through peaceful relationships with the Portuguese

they became rich from trading enslaved people

Which of the following explains why the Kingdom of Benin was different to some other kingdoms in West Africa, after the arrival of Portuguese merchants?

The structure of the Transatlantic Slave Trade

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