Capture, Inland Marches, and Coastal Slave Fortresses

African Societies, the Middle Passage, and Chattel Slavery

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Describe the traumatic capture of African individuals, forced marches to the coast in coffles, and imprisonment in slave castles like Elmina and Gorée Island.

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African Societies, the Middle Passage, and Chattel Slavery

6th Grade · Social Studies · US-DC-SS

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Analyze West African societies prior to capture, the horrors of the Middle Passage, the institutionalization of chattel slavery, and methods of resistance.

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7.20Oregon Social Studies Standards · All ages

Determine and explain the historical context of key people, cultures, products, events, and ideas over time including the examination of different perspectives from indigenous people, ethnic and religious groups and other traditionally marginalized groups throughout the Eastern Hemisphere.