Resources for schools
The resources listed below have been written specifically for use in the classroom. Each one uses primary source material to look at a different aspect of slavery and is accompanied by questions, background information, glossaries, transcripts and timelines. Links to the curriculum and ideas for further work have been included where appropriate.
New! We have uploaded a number of resources looking at different aspects of slavery which have designed for use on interactive whiteboards. At the moment, these are only available for use on Smart Boards but we hope to release Promethean compatible versions very soon.
How did so many Africans become slaves?
Using printed and manuscript material dating from the 18th and 19th centuries, this resource looks at the ways by which Africans were enslaved and the reasons for that enslavement.
Designed for: KS3, History, for use on a whiteboard or computer
Did the Middle Passage deserve its awful reputation?
The transatlantic crossing was described as ‘agonising and insufferable’. How true was this?
Designed for KS 3, History, for use on a whiteboard or computer
‘Miserable, desolate and discouraging’: is this an accurate description of slave life?
This resource considers the life of slaves and asks whether Booker T Washington’s description of life as “miserable, desolate and discouraging” is accurate.
Designed for: KS 3, History, for use on a whiteboard or computer
Find out what people who supported slavery thought and what motivated the anti-slavery campaigners to agitate for an end to slavery in the 19th century.
Designed for KS3, History, for use on a whiteboard or computer
A resource looking at how, why and where slavery started.
Designed for KS3, History, Citizenship and for use on a interactive whiteboard (SMART)
Why was the slave trade often termed the ‘Triangular Trade’? Find out more in this resource designed for use on an interactive whiteboard.
Designed for KS3, History, Citizenship and for use on a interactive whiteboard (SMART)
The horrors of the Middle Passage are well known. This resource uses Pitt’s assertion that it alone justified the ending of the slave trade as a starting point.
Designed for KS3, History, Citizenship and for use on a interactive whiteboard (SMART)
What was life like for a slave?
This resource uses contemporary accounts to look at what life was like for the slaves on the plantations in the West Indies and Americas.
Designed for KS3, History, Citizenship and for use on a interactive whiteboard (SMART)
Not everyone thought that slavery should be outlawed. This resource uses primary sources to consider the arguments of those who defended slavery.
Designed for KS3, History, Citizenship and for use on a interactive whiteboard (SMART)
Who took action against the slave trade and why? A range of people acted against slavery and the slave trade. This resource uses contemporary accounts to look at their beliefs and actions. Designed for KS3, History, Citizenship and for use on a interactive whiteboard (SMART) |