Download Lesson 5 The Slave Trade and Its Impact on Africa

10/20 and 10/21…….Prep for Inner-Outer Circle Discussion…
Topic = European conquering, colonization of the Americas (1492-1700’s)
In pairs as you finish, turn in Unit 2 work “so far”…
Create as many open ended, higher level questions as you can on the topic (See Costa
handout…looking for Level 3 questions, you can help each other, I’ll help you too, you can do
this dawgs!)
Write these down, on your unit work when I give it back to you, and/or on a separate piece of
paper…….
10/24………..Inner-Outer circle discussion………..
10/25…Menzies, Zheng He, Did the Chinese “Discover” America before Columbus and
Europeans did? If so, so what???
And…What makes for “good”, credible evidence??? (separate “Interpreting Evidence” hand out
and activity…started 10/25, completed in my absence 10/26)…
10/27…Discuss Menzies theory, and your opinions on its credibility, lack thereof…
Europeans Colonize North America….discussion, power point, other activities..
Lesson Objectives
1. Explain why the colony of New France grew and grew slowly.
2. Analyze the establishment and growth of the English colonies.
3. Understand why Europeans competed for power in North America and how their
struggle affected Native Americans.
4. Evaluate why English colonization of what would later became the United States
spread and developed the roots of democracy (self government)
10/28
New Global Connections
Lesson 5 The Slave Trade and Its Impact on
Africa
Key Terms
plantation
Afonso I
missionary
Olaudah Equiano
triangular trade
Middle Passage
mutiny
Asante kingdom
Osei Tutu
monopoly
Oyo empire
Academic Vocabulary
convert: cause to change
dominate: to rule or control by superior power
unified: combined into one
commodity: anything bought and sold
restrain: to keep under control; to keep from action
Lesson Objectives
1. Summarize the expansion of the African slave trade.
2. Explain how triangular trade worked.
3. Understand the nature of the Middle Passage and describe its effects.
4. Analyze the impact of the Atlantic slave trade on West Africa and the Americas.
The African Slave Trade Expands: Text
1. Determine Central Ideas What is a main point about slavery that is
communicated by the first three paragraphs of this section?
2. Analyze Interactions Read the section in this text called “African Resistance.”
How did some African leaders try to resist slave trading? What were the
European responses to these efforts?
The Atlantic Slave Trade: Text
3. Analyze Sequence Read the text and look at the triangular trade map. Use a
flowchart like the one below to show the general sequence of events in triangular
trade (i.e., What were the first, second, and third legs of the triangular trade?).
4. Summarize How did port cities in New England benefit from slave trading even
though few slaves were brought to work in New England?
Horrors of the Middle Passage: Text
5. Identify Supporting Details: The author makes the statement that “For
enslaved Africans, the Middle Passage was a horror.” Find and list some details
from the text that support this statement.
6. Determine Central Ideas Why does the author use the phrase “floating coffins”
to describe slave ships?
Impact of the Slave Trade: Text
7. Integrate Information from Diverse Sources Read this section and look at the
map of Major African States About 1700. What does the text tell you about African
states that benefited from the slave trade? What information does the map give you
about these states?
8. Integrate Information from Diverse Sources Use the charts and text on of this
section to describe the effect of slavery on Africans.
10/31 and November 1….
New Global Connections
Lesson 6 Effects of Global Contact
Key Terms
Columbian Exchange
Commercial Revolution
inflation
price revolution
capitalism
free enterprise system
entrepreneur
mercantilism
tariff
Academic Vocabulary
dispersal: gathering, spreading of
migration: movement from one country or place to another
investment: the outlay of money
export: to send goods to other countries or places for sale
exploited: made full use of, often selfishly
Lesson Objectives
1. Explain how European exploration led to the Columbian Exchange.
2. Explain new economic factors and principles that contributed to the success of
the Commercial Revolution.
3. Understand the impact of mercantilism on European and colonial economies.
The Columbian Exchange: Text
Analyze Sequence As you read this text, fill in the flowchart to analyze the
sequence of events having to do with the causes and effects of the Columbian
Exchange
Columbian
Exchange
Causes
Effects
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1. Compare and Contrast Consider the Columbian Exchange and its effects on
populations in Africa, Europe, and the Americas. How did the exchanges cause
some populations to decline in number, while others rose in number?
A Commercial Revolution: Text
2. Analyze Data: Look at the infographic on the first screen. What was the
average Dutch annual income in the 1630s? At the same time, the price of one
tulip bulb was approximately how many times more than the average annual
salary? What does this data show about the effects of runaway inflation on an
individual’s buying power?
3. Identify Cause and Effect: What were some effects of the growth of European
capitalism?
4. Draw Inferences Read the section called “New Business Methods” What are
some modern-day examples of joint-stock companies? Both in the past and
today, what are the potential risks and rewards for investors?
Mercantilism: Text
5. Identify Steps in a Process: By what steps did European governments put
mercantilist principles into practice?
6. Assess an Argument Consider the following statement: “The Commercial
Revolution was very beneficial for European society.” How valid is that
statement? Cite evidence from the text to agree or disagree with the statement.