Spring 2 Lesson 1 the Slave Ship

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Tuesday, 19 March 2013Lesson ObjectiveUnderstand the experience of the slave ship.

History Homework

Complete slave shipdiary using at least 5

key words.

Starter

What is a slave?

What is a slave trader?

Can you remember the 4

cash crops?

Spring 1 levels


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My Slave Diary The Slave Ship

When I first boarded the ship first I thought

The ship was

I was packed into the hold with ________ other slaves and

While I was chained to a wooden bed I

Once a week they would bring us above deck and

The hull of the ship became

Our food was basically

Sickness soon spread amongst the slaves andMy husband/wife was taken from my side and

My humiliation was increased by

On several occasions the Captain came to inspect us. He was

When slaves died they were disposed of bySeveral time we tried to revolt but

Our journey lasted

Key Words: Middle Passage, Atlantic Ocean, shackles, dysentery, cargo, hold, salt water,

suffering, revolt, heatstroke, cramped.


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What was it like on a slave ship?

Lesson Outcome:

Complete a mind map explaining 6 historicaldetails about a the slave ship experience.


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Key Words

Slave

Plantation

Middle Passage

West Indies

Cargo


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Key Word Quiz

Slave a person who is owned

Plantation a large farm

Middle Passage the journey from Africa to theWest Indies

West Indies the Caribbean

Cargo goods on a ship


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The Slave Ship

Experience


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European goods weretraded for

Slave traders left

Britain with

Slaves were sold at amarket and went to live

on

West Africa

Britain

West Indies

The New World

North

America

Trans-

Atlantic

SlaveTrade

P. 126


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Tell me threeemotions

experiencedby the slavesafter theircapture?


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What mightthese slaves

have thoughtof theEuropeanswho tradedfor them?


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Why mustthese slaves

be terrified?


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Middle Passage

What can you infer from these pictures aboutconditions on a slave ship?


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Describe whatis happening in

this scene?

How often didthis happen?

Why did it nothappen more?


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Slave advertisements

What can we learn about the slave trade fromthese advertisements?

What were buyers concerned about?

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Slave trade source analysis

Source 1:300 slaves were collected from aport on the West coast of Africa. The slaveslooked happy and well looked after. It wouldseem that they were positively lookingforward to their trip to the new world. We ledthem onto the ships husbands hand in hand

with wives, children hand in hand withparents. We let the slaves sit where theychoose aboard the ship. There was a largesupply of fresh food and water to supplythese people with. We had flat seas and agood wind; we guess the crossing shouldtake no longer than 15 days.

Extract from the diary of the captain of aslave ship, 1742

Source 2: Our feet and hands werechained together. We were herded ontothe ship like cattle. Immediately we wereforced into the hold (inside) of the ship.My wife and children were forced from myside. I was forced to lay down and there I

stayed for the remainder of the crossing. Ihad a man strapped either side of me. Onmy left, my friend breathed his last breath.He lay still for 3 days before the sailorsthrew him overboard. I was hungry andtired. We were told our suffering wouldcontinue for at least another 7 weeks.

Extract from a slave account of thejourney from Africa to Jamaica, 1749

1. Source 1 says2. Source 2 says3. Source 1 is unreliable because

4. Source 2 is more reliable because

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Textbook reading p. 128-129 How many slaves did the Brookes carry?

What made the journey horrific?

Why did diseases spread so rapidly?

Why did the slave traders want to treat their slaves well towards the endof the journey?

The Slave Ship

Experience

Source B

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Slavery maths

Can use calculators on phones

The slave ship Brooks could carry 454 slaves but was

reported to carry 609 at one time.

Each slave was worth around 22 profit when sold at auction.

In 1780, 1 was worth about 90.

1. How much was each slave worth to a slave trader in todays currency?

2. How much were 454 slaves on the Brookes worth?

3. How much would you lose if 20% of your slaves died?

4. How much would you lose if 40% of your slaves died?

5. Why didnt the slave traders provide better conditions?

5. Would you describe the slave trade as profitable or highly profitable

considering the risks of disease, revolt and sinking?



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Slave Ship Simulation

I need two male and two female slave traders. The rest of you slaves line up outside.



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Plenary Questions

What was life like aboard the slave ship Brooks?

What was the worst part of the journey?

Why were the slave traders so cruel to the slaves?




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My Slave Diary

The Slave ShipWhen I first boarded the ship first I thought

The ship was






Sickness soon spread amongst the slaves and

My husband/wife was taken from my side and


On several occasions the Captain came to inspect us. Hewas

When slaves died they were disposed of by

Several time we tried to revolt but

Our journey lasted

Key Words: Middle Passage, Atlantic Ocean,

shackles, dysentery, cargo, hold, salt water,


My Slave Diary

The Slave ShipWhen I first boarded the ship first I thought

The ship was







My husband/wife was taken from my side and


On several occasions the Captain came to inspect us. Hewas

When slaves died they were disposed of by

Several time we tried to revolt but

Our journey lasted

Key Words: Middle Passage, Atlantic Ocean,

shackles, dysentery, cargo, hold, salt water,



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Communism


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My journey on the Slave Ship BrookesIn the year 1750, I was asked by a friend to journey with him on theslave triangle to see why his business was so profitable.

We left from a port in ________________ and the journey to WestAfrica took several _______.


While I was chained to a wooden bed





I had several conversations with another slave named


On several occasions the Captain came to inspect us. He was

Our journey lasted

When we landed, our captors tried to hide out wounds by


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Spring 2 Lesson 1 the Slave Ship