Year 8
Today we are going to focus specifically on what is was like to be a slave… We will also look at attempts to resist slavery…
Follow the order in which I give you instructions:
Task 3 on p.50-51.
2.
“The Growth of British Trade” (p.72)
3.
We have already looked at the middle passage – now, we will look at the rest of the ordeal: Auction and Plantation Life…
You are going to spend the first part of the lesson watching important video material. These videos will help you to do the second part of the lesson – so pay attention and concentrate as you watch the videos!
Slave Auction…
Roots: A History Revealed – The Slave Auction. (3:03 minutes long)
America’s Journey through Slavery: Life of an Enslaved Person. (3:04 minutes long)
Plantation Life…
Life of a Plantation Slave. (2:01 minutes long)
Plantation Life. (6:09 minutes long)
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=-vvC6yUcNi4
Life on an Southern Plantation. (3:17 minutes long)
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=b5JWYllXILY
4.
Some slaves rebelled and suffered the consequences. However, some were lucky enough to become free…
Forms of Rebellion…
Roots: A History Revealed: Forms of Rebellion. (3:01 minutes long)
The Maroons…
Runaway Slaves Built This Fort to Defend their Freedom. (2:40 minutes long)
5.
Do all the Questions on “The Slave Trade – continued”.
(These questions are at BOTTOM of p.73.) You can get the answers from the videos that you have just watched, or from your textbook. If you really get stuck, a little research on Google should help!
“The Slave Trade – continued, p.73”
6.
(This video clip is a perfect dramatization of a slave auction, but it is slightly blurred…)
The Slave Auctions. (4:21 minutes long)
Roots: Families in Slavery. (2:36 minutes long)
Roots: The System of American Slavery. (2:58 minutes long)
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