1. The Atlantic Slave Trade Triangular Trade
Lesson starter:
What is slavery?

2. We are learning to… I can… Describe the Triangular Trade process
Summarise Triangular Trade
Complete a N5 skills question
DESCRIBING the nature of the trade
- EVALUATING THE USEFULNESS of a source about the trade

3. Background Slavery is thousands of years old
However, the slave trade of the 1700s (18th century) was a new kind of slavery
why?
It was bigger than ever before – millions of Africans were used as slaves
It was racist – only Africans were sold into slavery
Slaves were the property of their owners – people were treated as goods
It was cruel – it was legal to beat your slave to death

4. How was the slave trade organised?
By the late 1700s, a well established trade route had grown up between Europe, West Africa and the West Indies.
It was called the Triangular Trade because it had three sides.

6. Triangular Trade: The three parts
Outward passage – goods (pots, pans, metalware, guns, weapons, textiles) taken from Britain to Africa to be exchanged for slaves
Middle Passage – Slaves were taken from Africa to America & The West Indies to be sold at auction
Inward passage – Slaves sold for money. Money spent on goods. Journey back to Europe with goods from the Americas e.g. sugar & tobacco

8. Media http://www.bbc.co.uk/education/clips/zdvvr82

9. 2015 Q1 – top of booklet page 6 Describe the stages of the Triangular Trade. 4 marks
N4 Pupils – complete task one in the Slave Trade Section of the Booklet

10. 2015 Q1 – top of booklet page 6 Describe the stages of the Triangular Trade. 4 marks
Manufactured goods such as pots, pans and guns were loaded onto ships in Britain to be taken to West Africa. Once in Africa, the manufactured goods were exchanged for captive Africans. The slaves were taken to the Americas to be sold at auction. Once sold, the money was used by slave dealers to buy goods such as cotton, tobacco and sugar. These goods were taken back to Britain to be sold on for very high profits.

11. Your Task
You have been asked to write an explanation of Triangular Trade for 1st year pupils.
The definition must
Describe each stage in your own words
Be simple to understand
Be less than 50 words
Extension – how would Triangular Trade affect the following nations
Britain? 2) Africa?
3) The Americas?

12. Evaluate the usefulness… N5
Source A is from the logs of two ships that sailed on the Triangular Trade in the 1750s.
The ‘African’ left Liverpool and took 43 days to reach Africa, where she spent 258 days trading. The Middle Passage took 36 days and then 39 days were spent in the West Indies. The home passage to Britain took 49 days.
The corresponding times for the ‘Duke of Argyle’ were 69 days on the outward passage, 215 days on the African coast, 42 on the Middle Passage, 41 days in the West Indies and 55 for the homeward passage.
Evaluate the usefulness of Source A as evidence of the Triangular Trade in the 1750s marks
[Comment on who wrote it, when it was written, why it was written, what it says about the ‘Triangular Trade’ and what it misses out.]

13. Evaluate the usefulness questions - Remember…
The source is useful to some extent…
Origin – worth 2 marks
Who wrote the source and more/less useful?
When was the source written and more/less useful?
Why was the source written and more/less useful?
Content – worth 2 marks
Describe what the source tells us & why it is useful
Recall – worth 2 marks
Describe what the source doesn’t tell us on the topic (your own knowledge) ‘The source fails to mention…

14. Answers - Origin
Who – Ship’s captain– more useful because had first hand experience of voyage/ unlikely to lie/ most senior person on ship When – written in 1750s – more useful because at the time of the slave trade/ triangular trade/ primary source Why – log of ship’s journey written as a record of the ship and where it went – more useful as accurate record unlikely to be exaggerated/ biased

15. Answers – Content (2)
Tells us – The route of triangular trade was from Britain (Liverpool) to Africa to West Indies and back to Britain – useful because tells us the route of triangular trade Tells us – The route took 43 days, 258 days trading, 39 in West Indies and 49 days home – useful because shows us the voyage took a long time/ over a year Tells us – The ships spent 215/258 days trading in Africa– useful as it tells us the ships spent the best part of the voyage trading goods for slaves

16. Answers – Content Omission (2)
Fails to mention– That the goods traded in Africa were manufactured goods like pots, pans, textiles & guns – makes it less useful Fails to mention– That the other British cities which prospered from the slave trade were Bristol, Glasgow and Liverpool– makes it less useful Fails to mention– The middle passage was the most brutal and inhumane part of the voyage as slaves were kept under deck in filthy conditions - makes it less useful