1. Crash Course: The Atlantic Slave Trade (11:07)

2. Objective: To examine the causes and effects of the Triangular Trade.
Helpful Hints:
Distribute the Triangular Trade cloze sheet.
Make sure every student has two contrasting colored pencils. (or have them share if there aren’t enough)
Walk them through the process of labeling the two trade routes contained in the presentation using a different color for each route; begin by labeling the land masses.
If time, view the concluding videos.

3. . . England tobacco, rice, indigo guns, textiles slaves Africa
American Colonies .
guns, textiles
slaves
Africa
West Indies

4. . . England rum, iron Africa slaves sugar, molasses West Indies
American Colonies
sugar, molasses
rum, iron
Africa
West Indies
slaves

5. . . . England tobacco, rice, indigo guns, textiles rum, iron slaves
American Colonies .
guns, textiles
sugar, molasses
rum, iron
slaves
Africa
West Indies
slaves

6. Interactive Map

7. Videos: The Triangular Trade and the Middle Passage
Triangular Trade: Overview (1:47)
The Middle Passage (:44)
Slave Ship Captains (2:59)
Crash Course: The Atlantic Slave Trade (11:07)
Slave Trade Documentary (2008) - American descendants of slave traders trace their ancestry and explore the issue of race. (5:09)