How did slavery transform British towns?

Learning objective – to investigate the different ways slavery transformed key British towns. I can describe some of the ways that slavery transformed Britain. Level 3/4 I can explain some ways that slavery impacted upon Britain. Level 5 I can explain and begin to evaluate evidence to show how slavery impacted upon Britain. Level 6

Starter – what link does this song by The Beatles have to slavery?

Answer – Penny Lane was just one of many streets in Liverpool named after aspects of the slave trade. James Penny was a slave trader

One impact of the slave trade was that many streets in cities such as Bristol and Liverpool were named after slave traders.

Profits from the sale of rum, tobacco and cotton were often spent in the cities which the ships landed in Britain. This helped make cities such as Liverpool and Glasgow rich.

Huge investment was made into the boom towns such as Liverpool and Bristol as this attracted trade from countries, such as America, who also traded in slaves. This led to more varied goods coming to Liverpool, such as leather.

Slave traders became extremely wealthy and expanded into other businesses, such as banking. They became very important townsmen and effectively ran the cities.

The growth of cities, such as Liverpool, lead to the expansion of neighbouring towns who traded in the goods, such as cotton, that Liverpool supplied.

The growth of neighbouring towns and cities led to more jobs across the country and increased wealth for ordinary workers.

Main lesson task Draw the continuum in your exercise book – you only need one page to do this and you should draw in pencil and label in pen. Make sure you explain your decisions and tackle the extension task carefully.

Plenary – Dice Challenge Throw the 12 sided dice once. With the number thrown, summarise what you have learnt in this lesson in as many words.