The Atlantic WorldTRIANGULAR TRADE

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”

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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