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The African Slave Trade: From West Africa to South Carolina and Beyond Lesson PlanThe African Slave Trade: From West Africa to South Carolina and Beyond Lesson Plan
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The African Slave Trade: From West Africa to South Carolina and Beyond

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Eighth graders explore the African slave trade. They identify the principal figures practicing the African slave trades at three locations. Students draw the physical routes of the slave trade on a map and they list the reasons for the slave trade.

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Grade
8th
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Social Studies & History
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Instructional Strategy
Research
Year
2003

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