Format
1. Students will learn about the roots of African slavery.
2. Students will participate in activities that demonstrate life on a slave ship.
3. Students will learn about the differences between geographical areas where slaves were taken, and what different jobs they had.
4. Students will see how slaves used music as a link to their home and as a communication tool.
This whole program will be very interactive, with both the teacher and the students asking and answering questions.
Objectives
The students will understand the process a slave followed, from Africa, through the Middle Passage, to life on a plantation.
The student will understand the history of slavery in regards to its role in the shaping of the Americas.
The student will make connections to the contributions of slave culture to modern culture and life.
Standards Alignment
National Standards
National
NSS-USH.5-12.2 ERA 2: COLONIZATION AND SETTLEMENT (1585-1763)
Understands why the Americas attracted Europeans, why they brought enslaved Africans to their colonies, and how Europeans struggled for control of North America and the Caribbean
Understands how political, religious, and social institutions emerged in the English colonies
Understands how the values and institutions of European economic life took root in the colonies, and how slavery reshaped European and African life in the Americas
NSS-USH.5-12.3 ERA 3: REVOLUTION AND THE NEW NATION (1754-1820s)
Understands the causes of the American Revolution, the ideas and interests involved in forging the revolutionary movement, and the reasons for the American victory
Understands the impact of the American Revolution on politics, economy, and society
Understands the institutions and practices of government created during the Revolution and how they were revised between 1787 and 1815 to create the foundation of the American political system based on the U.S. Constitution and the Bill of Rights
NSS-USH.5-12.4 ERA 4: EXPANSION AND REFORM (1801-1861)
Understands United States territorial expansion between 1801 and 1861, and how it affected relations with external powers and Native Americans
Understands how the industrial revolution, increasing immigration, the rapid expansion of slavery, and the westward movement changed the lives of Americans and led toward regional tensions
Understands the extension, restriction, and reorganization of political democracy after 1800
Understands the sources and character of cultural, religious, and social reform movements in the antebellum period
State Standards
Virginia
History and Social Science: K.1, 3.2, 3.3, 3.4, 3.5, 3.7, 3.8, 3.12, VS.3, VS.4, USI.4, USI.5, USI.8, USI.9, USII.5, WHI.10, WHII.4, WHII.5, WHII.8, WG.1, VUS.2, VUS.3, VUS.6, VUS.7