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Slavery, the Middle Passage, and Colonial Labor

4th Grade · Social Studies · US-MA-SS

11 lessons

Goal

Examine the origins, expansion, and institutionalization of slavery across the colonies, the transatlantic slave trade, and forms of Black resistance.

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  1. Origins of the Transatlantic Slave Trade in West AfricaUp next
  2. Mapping the Triangular Trade: Routes and CommoditiesNot started yet
  3. The Middle Passage: The Atlantic Voyage of Enslaved AfricansNot started yet
  4. The Legal Codification of Chattel Slavery in Colonial LawNot started yet
  5. Slavery in Northern and Middle ColoniesNot started yet
  6. Slavery on Southern Plantations: Labor and FamilyNot started yet
  7. Slave Ownership Among Early American LeadersYou are here
  8. Daily Life and Restrictions for Free African Americans in Colonial TownsNot started yet
  9. Covert and Overt Resistance to EnslavementNot started yet
  10. Venture Smith: Labor, Self-Purchase, and Economic SovereigntyNot started yet
  11. Freedom Petitions and Legal Challenges in Colonial CourtsNot started yet
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us-ma5.T1.5Massachusetts Social Studies Standards · 5th Grade

Describe the origins of slavery, its legal status in all the colonies through the 18th century, and the prevalence of slave ownership, including by many of the country’s early leaders (e.g., George Washington, Thomas Jefferson, James Madison, George Mason).