British involvement in Transatlantic Slave Trade
I can explain the role of Britain in the Transatlantic Slave Trade.
British involvement in Transatlantic Slave Trade
I can explain the role of Britain in the Transatlantic Slave Trade.
Lesson details
Key learning points
- The British arrived in West Africa from the 1660s, with the support of King Charles II and later King James II.
- The arrival of the British led to more conflict between and within kingdoms in West Africa.
- Before enslaved labour was used on plantations, Britain used a system of indentured labour.
- Barbados was the most profitable colony with the growth of sugar.
- The British transported enslaved people to new colonies in the Caribbean, such as Jamaica and Barbados.
Common misconception
Britain was always involved in the Transatlantic Slave Trade.
Britain became involved in the trade in the 1500s, initially selling enslaved people onto plantations in Spanish and Portuguese colonies.
Keywords
Colonisation - the process of one person or a group of people taking control of another country or state and settling on that land
Plantations - areas of land on which certain crops were grown, usually using forced labour
Enslaved people - people who have been forced to work, lose their freedom and become the property of another person
Indentured labour - a system where someone is made to work without pay for a set period of time
Slave holder - someone who owned an enslaved person
Content guidance
- Contains depictions of discriminatory behaviour.
- Contains subject matter which individuals may find upsetting.
Supervision
Adult supervision suggested.
Licence
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the process of one country taking control of another
land on which crops were grown, usually using forced labour
someone forced to become the legal property of someone else
someone who owned an enslaved person