The Transatlantic Slave Trade and the Plantation Economy
Examine the horrors of the Middle Passage and the central role of chattel slavery in the development of colonial economies.

Examine the horrors of the Middle Passage and the central role of chattel slavery in the development of colonial economies.
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7th Grade · Social Studies · US-WY-SS
10 lessons
Analyze the social, economic, and political factors leading from European colonization and the French and Indian War to American independence.
Describe how historical events impact the future (cause and effect) and how change spreads to other places (e.g., spread of industrial revolution or causes of the Civil War, impacts of Manifest Destiny, aftermath of French and Indian War, and progression of Indian Removal Act).
Identify historical interactions between and among individuals, groups, and/or institutions (e.g., family, neighborhood, political, economic, religious, social, cultural, and workplace).