B5 History · Term 1 Week 9: International Trade Including the Slave Trade

Lesson notes

Learning Objectives

Indicator: B5.3.2.1.1

By the end of the lesson, learners can:

Explain the meaning of the Trans-Atlantic Slave Trade using a map of Africa, Europe and the Americas.
Identify at least four European nations that took part in the trade in humans.
State at least three reasons why Europeans began trading in humans by the 16th century.
Describe how enslaved Africans were captured, marched to the coast and kept in forts and castles before being shipped across the Atlantic.
Create a poster that shows the causes and key features of the Trans-Atlantic Slave Trade.

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Curriculum details

Strand: Europeans in Ghana (Strand 3)
Sub-strand: International Trade Including the Slave Trade (3.2)
Content standard: B5.3.2.1 - Understand that what began as trade in goods from 1471 soon included trade in humans by the 16 th century.
Indicator: B5.3.2.1.1 - Investigate why the Europeans began trading in humans by the 16 th century.
Suggested placement: Term 1, Week 9 (Week 9 of the year)
Our suggestion, laid out in curriculum order across three terms of twelve weeks. NaCCA does not fix the week, so follow your school's scheme of learning.
Source document note: The official curriculum document has a fault in this entry, so the curriculum text above is transcribed exactly as printed:

content standard text - p.32: 'by the 16 th century': superscript 'th', delivered by the text layer as a separate word. Read as 16th.
indicator text - p.32: 'by the 16 th century': the document sets 'th' as a superscript, which the text layer delivers as a separate word. Read as 16th.
Curriculum reference: History Curriculum (Basic 1-6), 2019, p. 32
Transcribed from the official NaCCA publication. Check this page against the source.

Exemplars (from the NaCCA curriculum)

Enquiry Route: Which Europeans took part in the trade in humans? Why did the Europeans begin trading in humans?
1. Use a map to explain the concept of Trans-Atlantic slave trade
2. Role play/show documentary on how the slave trade was conducted.
3. Brainstorm the reasons why the Europeans began trading in humans
4. Visit/show pictures of some forts and castles
5. In small groups learners develop a poster on the Trans-Atlantic Slave Trade
6. Groups present their work to the whole class