Think about it…

Take 10 minutes to work on your quiz!

Today’s Questions:

How did the slave trade begin?

What was life like for an enslaved African on the Middle Passage?

Today we will:

1. Review of African Kingdoms: reading and questions

2. Color a map of African Kingdoms

3. 5 minute break!

4. L Amistad—mutiny aboard a slave ship

Review of African Kingdoms:

Read the article quietly to yourself and answer the questions.

African Kingdoms:

1. When did Ghana, Mali, and Songhai control West Africa?

2. Which empire controlled West Africa first? Second? Third?

African Kingdoms

3. During the Age of Exploration, where did the Portuguese make voyages of discovery?

4. What did the Portuguese trade with the African kingdoms?

Three Kingdoms in West Africa

The Triangular Trade

The Atlantic Slave Trade

The Middle Passage:

The stage of the triangular trade in which millions of Africans were shipped to America

to be sold as slaves

La Amistad-1839A slave ship carrying 53 enslaved Africans. During the voyage, the captives, led by Sengbe Pieh, overthrew the crew and took control of

the ship.

What do you see?Think of 3 words to describe the picture!

African captives take control of the ship

What happened?• When they arrived in the United States, the Africans were put on

trial

• The Supreme Court decided to let the Africans go free. They returned to Africa in 1842.

A Rat’s Perspective

Pretend you are a rat aboard La Amistad. Describe what you see, feel, hear…

Finish for HW!