The enslaved people were treated so badly on the slave ships that about 15% of them died during the middle passage. Twelve assignments every middle school student should write is a revision and expansion of garys earlier book, middle school writing projects. European traders would export manufactured goods to the west coast of africa where they would be exchanged for slaves. Firstperson accounts of the middle passage are very rare. Triangular trade and the middle passage reginald f. The following is a passage from equianos autobiography the interesting narrative of the life of olaudah equiano.
Students will complete a graphic organizer that asks the following for each source. From the early days of the american colonies, forced. This process was accomplished through the triangular trade, or what many know as the transatlantic slave trade. This lesson provides opportunities for students to read about the. Middle school junior high science printable worksheets.
Engage your students with these middle school junior high science printable worksheets. This is a good prompt for teachers to talk through the middle passage. Reading comprehension worksheets ereading worksheets. The core social studies themes of the lesson are contained in the reading on the conditions of the middle passage, which is supplemented by. Write you answer beside the passage and list two reasons to support your. Designed for pupils to truly understand the horrifying nature of the slave trade and how much slaves endured. Millions of african people were shipped to the americas over the middle passage. Teachers may assign it as an inclass or homework, group or individual assignment. The transatlantic triangular trade involved many continents, a lot of money, some cargo and sugar, and millions of african slaves. Answer questions about what this was and how it affected history. It was built to accommodate 451 persons but at times held over 600. This writing sample will define the middle passage, explain the economic factors that created a market for african slaves, and describe the fatal conditions africans.
Africa, in result was affected by this tragedy with depopulation and violence. The textbook was written in a portugal high school so it may not have portrayed it from a adults view but more of a high school aged persons view. Facing slavery unit plan fifth grade social studies timmie. These middle school junior high science printable worksheets are great for any classroom. Create a memorial for the victims who did not make it through the. Gauge your understanding of slavery and the middle passage by testing yourself with our easytouse worksheet and quiz combo. Students analyze images and read primary source text from an 11 year old slave who experienced the middle passage.
The second stage of the triangular trade, the middle passage, involved shipping the slaves to the americas. Using the life as a slave vocabulary worksheet and a dictionary of your choice book, online, or the vocabulary list at the conclusion of this unit, either break the alphabet up and have students create their own life as a slave alphabet book as a class or have each student create an individual alphabet book. Twelve assignments every middle school student should write. How were captives treated during their journey, otherwise known as, the middle passage. Triangular trade and the middle passage welcome to world. Only the first part of the fourpart poem is attached.
Middle passage page 6 of 7 the slave decks of the ship brooks, 1788 this famous plan has appeared in almost every study of the middle passage published since 1788. Students will be able to compare and contrast differences among the three colonial regions. Between 1450 and 1850 at least 12 million africans were taken across the notorious middle passage of the atlantic mainly to colonies in north america, south america, and the west indies. Atlantic slave trade reading from whitney plantation website. The sheer scale of the trade can obscure the experiences of individuals. James ramsay, essay on the treatment and onversion of african slaves in the ritish sugar olonies i o o. There is the use of labelling images thinking skills and a creative writing piece. Middle passage worksheet crawfords history in the making. Middle passage page 3 of 7 the atlantic slave trade was the largest forced migration of people by sea in history.
A british parliament committee deciding on how to regulate the slave. In this activity you will read information and view a video clip about the system of triangular trade and the experience of the middle passage. Students respond to inquiry questions after analyzing the primary sources. Middle passage the term middle passage describes the forced transatlantic voyage of slaves from africa to the americas. The middle passage stanford history education group. Teacher clipart for january bulletin boards or worksheets. Working from measurements of a liverpool slave ship, a british parliamentary committee filled the drawings decks with.
Middle passage national museum of american history. This quiz and worksheet set allow you to measure your knowledge of the middle passage. This lesson culminates in a project which can take substantial time. Reading comprehension worksheets for middle school a collection of fiction and nonfiction passages written for middle school students in students in 6th, 7th, and 8th grades. Reading comprehension refers to whether or not a student understands a text that they have read. Students will be introduced to the middle passage with a handout full of primary resources and quotes that describe the horrific journey across the atlantic. Olaudah equianos firstperson account recalls his terrifying journey as an 11yearold captive aboard a slave ship from africa to barbados in 1756. These printable article and stories have comprehension questions to check students reading comprehension skills. The middle passage was integral to a larger pattern of commerce developed by european countries.
Teacher worksheets reading comprehension brief reading passages reading comprehension primary 5 simple comprehension. How might this have influenced how it portrayed the middle passage. Conditions on the slave ships were terrible, but the estimated death rate of around % is lower than the mortality rate for seamen, of. Why did plantation owners use enslaved people to do their farmwork. With this book, gary has offered a roadmap for both using writing and teaching writing in the middle school.
We will view a clip of the middle passage from the movie amistad. Home language arts language arts worksheets main idea worksheets. The ship was owned by liverpool banker and slave trader william gregson and his colleague george case. Focus on the slave trade, article and worksheet attached to be assigned for homework prior to. Determine what the authors purpose for writing the story may be. This has worked well with both my less able and more able classes. Teachers interested in using the entire poem can simple. Hard labor made tobacco, rice, and sugar plantations profitable. Voyage of slaves in the transatlantic slave trade database of k. Inferencemiddle grades remember that when you infer, or make an inference, you are drawing a conclusion based on the information that you know. The middle passage was the part of the atlantic slave trade where african enslaved people were brought to the americas on slave ships. A wordsearch of the types of work done by slaves in the americas. At higher levels, comprehending a text involves making inferences and understanding implicit ideas.
He got everything ready, but when he looked out the window, it was raining. From the early days of the american colonies, forced labor and slavery grew to become a central part of colonial economic and labor systems. A crossword with clues relating to the life of olaudah equiano. During the 1500s and 1600s, europeans were establishing colonies throughout the americas. Focus on the slave trade, article and worksheet attached. Students will be able to explain the middle passage. Using all senses, travel on the middle passage and experience the horrors of the journey that took slaves from africa to the plantations. The closeness of the place, and the heat of the climate, added to the number in the ship, being so crowded that each had scarcely room to turn himself the air soon became unfit for respiration and brought on a sickness among the slaves, of. Your spelling words make a spelling puzzle workbook from your spelling words. Use this worksheet to help you analyze the documents.
Middle passage guiding questions middle passage guiding. The middle passage document worksheet essay question. John arbot, a description of the oasts of north and south. The first object which saluted my eyes when i arrived on the coast was the sea, and a slave ship, which was then riding at anchor, and waiting for its cargo. Your three options are persuade, inform, or entertain. How are physical inflictions and terrorism used to control africans. It describes his experience during the middle passage.
Students will be able to explain the role of a slave in colonial america. Students will be able to analyze primary and secondary sources to develop critical reading, thinking, and writing skills. Unfavorable weather conditions could make the trip much longer. Students will complete the inquiry task worksheet and write a journal entry that describes the conditions of the middle passage. Triangular trade and the middle passage web research activity students, please read and follow the directions for each step as listed below. Learn vocabulary, terms, and more with flashcards, games, and other study tools. In this activity students analyze the impact of the middle passage and slavery in the colonies. The middle passage, which brought the slaves from west africa to the west indies, might take three weeks. According to the words of olaudah equiano and referring to at least one supporting primary sources, state 3 conditions aboard the slave ship that would decrease his chances of surviving the journey. As sugar plantations began to thrive there as a way for european. Source a this picture is of the slave ship brookes. A worksheet to help students empathize with african slaves and their experience. The transport of african slaves formed one leg of the triangular trade, an economic system that drastically altered the societies of four continents. Keep the image projected and instruct students to again focus on it.
Review questions are included on page 2 and page 3 contains a graph analysis follow me on my journey to create the best ma. Olaudah equiano wrote an account of the middle passage in his 1789 autobiography. These reading comprehension worksheets should help you provide remediation to these students. Students will be able to analyze the role of economics in the institution of slavery. In chapter 1, he has suggested a wealth of type one.
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