1. Outcomes & Objectives Objectives To explain what the ‘Triangular Trade’ was. To explain who captured the slaves, and why. To describe the conditions on the ‘Middle Passage’. Outcomes 1. View the information slides and answer the question ‘What does the term ‘Triangular Trade’ mean?’ 2. Study the visual source and answer the three questions on the following slide. 3. Answer the questions regarding the ‘Middle Passage’, referring back to the ‘Triangular Trade’ slides. 4. Complete the activities on the History on the Net website. 5. Write ten adjectives to describe conditions on board. 6. Describe the conditions of the ‘Middle Passage’, using as many adjectives and as much detail as possible. Black Peoples of the USA (1): How have the experiences of Black Peoples in the USA changed from 1619 to 2003? History Key Stage 3 Black Peoples of the USA Task How were Africans captured and transported to America? Image Source http://www.gwu.edu/ ~ffcp/exhibit/p11/p11 _8Large.jpg

2. TASK: Work out what is meant by the term ‘triangular trade’. Guns, Pans, Alcohol – England to Africa. Slaves – Africa to America. Sugar, Cotton, Tobacco – America to England. …and so on.

3. The ‘Triangular Trade’

6. TASK: What does the term ‘Triangular Trade’ mean?

7. Study the source below carefully. http://www.brh.org.uk/galleries/slavery/slavedealer.jpg

8. Now answer the following: 1. Who has captured the slaves? 2. Where do you they have got their weapons from? 3. Why would they work with/for the slave traders?

9. TASK: What were conditions like on the ‘Middle Passage’? 1. What was transported on the ‘Middle Passage’? 2. From where was the ‘cargo’ taken? 3. To where was the ‘cargo’ taken? Follow this link: History on the Net - The Middle PassageHistory on the Net - The Middle Passage Complete the activities on the History on the Net webpage.

10. TASK: Write ten adjectives to describe conditions on board the slave ships during the ‘Middle Passage’.

11. TASK: Describe, using as many adjectives from the previous slide as you can, what conditions were like during the ‘Middle Passage’.