Students will create a timeline that represents the major events of the Slave Trade. Students may incorporate primary sources or other research from class to represent these events. Students can focus on the events that occurred in Africa leading up to the Slave Trade or focus on America’s role. This activity will give students a better perspective of the impact of slavery as a whole, and how it fits into the bigger picture of history.
Students may choose to include the following events in their timeline
For an alternative to the timeline layout, have students create a timeline poster to incorporate into a presentation or gallery walk. You can add more than one template to this assignment to give students lots of options!
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Student Instructions
Create a timeline detailing the important events in the history of the Slave Trade.