1. Impact of the slave trade on Britain.
9 marker
Impact of the slave trade on Britain.

2. We are learning to… I can… Prepare a plan for the 9 mark answer
I can chose 5 areas to discuss in the 9 marker
I can create an introduction and conclusion
I can complete a timed 9 mark answer

3. 9 marker There will be two 9 mark questions in your National 5 paper.
It can be in any two sections.
You need to follow a certain structure to gain all 9 marks.

4. SQA Marking instructions
So,
1 mark for intro
5 marks for factual information
3 marks for structure (addressing more than 1 factor, judgement and a conclusion)

5. 9 mark question
To what extent were increased job opportunities the main impact of the slave trade on Britain.
9 marks
Task One
Use your jotter notes / consolidation work to find factual, relevant, key points of knowledge on each of the following points:
Population change
Increased wealth
Individual successes
New products in the country
Changes to cities e.g. buildings
Job opportunities

6. 9 mark question Also required: Intro
To what extent were increased job opportunities the main impact of the slave trade on Britain.
9 marks
Also required:
Intro
At least 2 factors must be addressed
Valid judgement / overall conclusion
Evidence to support your judgement

7. 9 mark question
To what extent were increased job opportunities the main impact of the slave trade on Britain.
9 marks
Structure of answer:
The slave trade had many impacts on Britain such as…
One impact of the slave trade on Britain was…
An additional impact of the slave trade on Britain was…
X 5

8. 9 mark question
To what extent were increased job opportunities the main impact of the slave trade on Britain.
9 marks
Judgement and supporting evidence:
The most important impact of the slave trade on Britain was…
[Reason to support your judgement]

9. 9 mark question
To what extent were increased job opportunities the main impact of the slave trade on Britain.
9 marks
Marking scheme
Population change
Liverpool population increased due to job opportunities
Increased wealth
Glasgow / Liverpool made £300,000 from the slave trade
Individual successes
Thomas Leyland, Andrew Buchanan, William Cunninghame
New products in the country
Sugar, tobacco and cotton
Changes to cities e.g. buildings
Street names – Buchanan Street, Jamaica Street, Glasgow Museum of Modern Art
Job opportunities
Shipbuilding, crews/sailors, merchants, bankers, manufacturers, insurance bankers.

10. Captured in Africa! Lesson starter
Why would Africans capture fellow Africans into slavery?
Write a list of possible reasons.

11. I can… We are learning to…
Describe the Capture of slaves and their imprisonment
I can…
Create a mind map on the treatment of slaves
Answer an ‘evaluate the usefulness’ Q
Answer a ‘Describe’ Q (HW)

12. Enslavement People became slaves in various ways;
Many were prisoners captured in war (POWs)
Some were kidnapped
Some had broken the law & were enslaved as a punishment
Others were sold to pay off a debt
At first, European traders came onto the African coast and tried to capture slaves themselves
They soon found it was easier to trade with middlemen
The African middlemen often captured slaves miles inland and marched them to the coast
Selling them meant a long hard journey on foot

13. Slave Factories - summary
Enslaved people were kept in huge forts until they could be put onto ships when sold
These were called slave factories
There was a chain of 30 stone forts along Africa’s Gold Coast (Ghana)
The slaves usually spent a few months here
Conditions were shocking
Killer diseases like malaria were very common near rivers
It is estimated that in the 1770s, 45% of enslaved Africans died before they could even get on the ship for the middle passage

14. I can… We are learning to…
Describe the Capture of slaves and their imprisonment
I can…
Create a mind map on the treatment of slaves
Answer an ‘evaluate the usefulness’ Q
Answer a ‘Describe’ Q (HW)

15. Africa: Slave Capture & Slave Factories
Capture in Africa
As we move through the primary source material, gather information to put on a mind map
Africa: Slave Capture & Slave Factories

16. Equiano describes his capture
When the grown ups were in the field to work, the children played. Some of us usually climbed trees to watch out for kidnappers. They often attacked while our parents were absent. Three people climbed over a wall, seized my sister and me and gagged us. They carried us into the woods and marched us for two days. On the third day my sister was taken away. I never saw her again.

17. For many tribal chiefs, capturing Africans to become slaves was quite easy – what did they have access to that the people being captured did not?

18. Scottish explorer Mungo Park describes a slave caravan he saw in 1796
The slaves were terrified. The slave merchants keep them constantly in irons, and watch them very closely lest they escape. They are usually secured by putting the left leg of one and the right leg of another in the same pair of fetters. Every four slaves are fastened together by the neck, with a strong rope. At night another pair of fetters is put round their wrists.
Fetters: Shackles for the ankles or feet

19. A World Heritage site- held 1000 slaves at once
El Mina Castle in Ghana- built by Portuguese & taken by the Dutch and British
A World Heritage site- held 1000 slaves at once

20. Slave factories were heavily fortified to prevent them from attack – e
Slave factories were heavily fortified to prevent them from attack – e.g. El Mina Castle in Ghana

21. El Mina also provided jobs for locals
84 white men worked there
184 Africans worked there

22. Conditions in the slave factories
Hundreds, sometimes thousands of slaves were imprisoned together
Slaves were held in chains, they were often beaten and whipped by their captors.

23. Description of slaves arriving at the factories, by a Dutch trader
When slaves are brought from inland countries, they are put in prison together. When we buy them, they are thoroughly examined by our surgeons. Those which are approved as goods were set on one side; in the meantime a branding iron, with the name of the company lies on the fire. Our slaves are burned on the chest after we have agreed a price with the owners of the slaves.

24. Slaves were branded to stop African traders swapping slaves

25. Slave branding irons & chains

26. Extract from “The Shameful Trade” by F. Kay, 1967
The slaves were held until the weather was suitable for them to be transferred onboard the ship. This could take up to 2 weeks. They were fed bananas, yams, millet and boiled beans. During this period they were kept in wooden compounds or in underground cells.

27. Video Clips
Shared Area – Slavery Unit – Video Clips – Used Clips – Triangular Trade Take notes from these and add onto your mind map!

28. Be careful!
There are three areas where you could be asked about conditions for slaves;
In Africa (being captured & slave factories)
Middle Passage (boat journey from Africa to the Americas)
The plantations (the farms/ workplaces in the Americas where they worked)

29. National 5 Q
5 MARKS

30. Answers: Who, when, why

31. Answers: Content, Content Omission