Young historians trace the roots of African slavery and learn about the causes and effects of the Trans-Atlantic slave trade through a PowerPoint presentation and by reading and discussing excerpts from the book Copper Sun.

While most people are familiar with the transatlantic slave trade, there is less knowledge of another major external African slave trade in world history: the trans-Saharan slave trade. Pupils work in groups to read informational texts...

Students study the trans-Atlantic Slave trade. In this slave trade lesson, students study the Constitutional Convention Notes and the impact on United States slavery. Students research the slave trade database and other primary sources...

How did the discovery of the Americas change the world? A US history textbook covers topics such as the Americas, changes in European society, and the trans-Atlantic slave trade. Young academics also complete the assessment included in...

Students study the Tran-Atlantic Slave Trade and learn to evaluate historical arguments. In this slave trade lesson plan, students read about the Atlantic Slave System. Students take notes on slave trade and make a timeline for the...

What was the main cause of European colonization in America? How did Thomas Paine's Common Sense play a role in the establishment of the United States? What was the trans-Atlantic slave trade? These are just a few of the many questions...

Combine subjects with a cross-curricular writing exercise. Although limited as an engaging or interactive activity, this African Civilizations activity has learners responding to 3 clear and simple prompts, each of which can easily lead...

Students create graphs, routes, and write an essay based on their research of the slave trade. In this slave trade lesson plan, students research the Middle Passage and how slave trade happened in the United States.

Your students' world will literally take shape in this presentation, which chronicles the growing edges of the (flat) earth during European Exploration of New Worlds. Dias, da Gama, Magellean, and Columbus are key players in this game of...

Students research the Atlantic slave trade during the 18th century. In this slave trade lesson, students read a narrative about colonial expansion in the Americas and the rise of slavery in the United States. Students write down what...

In this primary source analysis activity, students analyze the chart of voyages for the slave ship Brookes. Students respond to 2 short answer questions based on the information in the chart.

Witness the birth of the Americas in this presentation, which details the European Explorers who contributed to adding vital details on our modern-day maps. Viewers' worlds will literally expand after seeing the results of Cortes and the...

Students listen to a lecture on the geography of sub-Sahara Africa. They then make a poster that illustrates the various landforms and climates that can be found in Africa. Students listen to a lecture on the diversity of African...

Students map African states during different time periods. They also map natural resources in the European, American and African states, overlying the component routes of the Triangle and Brazilian trade.

Students share their feelings about the enslavement of Africans as they write journal entries discussing their role play activity.

Explore poetry written by African-Americans before emancipation. 8th graders create collages, and explain why they chose specific stanzas. They display the collages on the class bulletin board that demonstrate an understanding of the...

In this African history study guide worksheet, pupils read a brief overview pertaining to the history of Africa from 1500 to the present.

Nine full-color, excellent quality maps depicting the Trans-Atlantic Slave trade, each with an interpretation and explanation of the voyages portrayed during the specific time period.

Time-lapsed heatmap visualization of the Trans Atlantic Slave Trade. Data from Transatlantic Slave Trade Database mapped in a three-part depiction of voyages, ship disembarkment location and ship arrival location in the Americas.

Take advantage of this thorough database covering all of the voyages which participated in the Trans-Atlantic slave trade.

This site has thousand of photos, drawings, and prints dealing with slavery, most of them dating from the period of Atlantic slave trade and slavery in the Americas.

Encyclopedia article describing slavery in Colonial Georgia and the role that Savannah played in slave trade from 1755 to as late as 1858.

Discusses the different interpretations that historians have had of the slave trade. It includes a video of Interpretations of the abolition of slavery, questions with answers, and a link to an assessment.

A detailed look at the trans-Atlantic slave trade that lasted from the 1500s to the 1800s.