The+Atlantic+Slave+Trade

__**The Atlantic Slave Trade**__
Mankind the Story of All of Us Video How Stuff Works- Triangular Trade

__//**State Frameworks:**//__ MS.5.WH.4: Discuss the spread of forced labor (Africa) MS.6.WH.1: Illustrate the movement of people over time to different locations using historical maps ET.7.WH.4: Analyze the results of slave labor on economic systems

__//**Your assignment:**//__ //You are to create an infographic that will address and answer the following questions:// 1. How did triangular trade work? 2. When did the spread of slavery take place? 3. Where did slavery spread? Why? 4. What was the Middle Passage, and what were some effects of the Middle Passage? 5. Who was someone involved in the Middle Passage? Provide a mini biography about this person. 6. What were some economic impacts of the Atlantic Slave Trade in North America, Europe, and Africa? 7. What were some social impacts of the Atlantic Slave Trade in North America, Europe, and Africa (i.e. number of people impacted, lifestyle changes)?

__//**What is an infographic?**//__ An infographic is a way to display information in a visual way that a person can understand more quickly and clearly than reading the same content in paragraph format. //__TIP:__// Infographics are most useful when a combination of information is included (charts, graphs, percentages, pictures)



__//**How will I create an infographic?**//__ Using your netbooks, you will go to Piktochart online and sign up for a free trial. You will have three class days to complete your Piktochart on the Atlantic Slave Trade. Because we will be using the FREE option for education, you will only have seven templates to choose from to create. Piktochart Tutorials

This project may be done alone, or with up to two other partners. I would prefer that you work in pairs, however. I will provide you with a rubric that will be due at the beginning of class Monday January 13th along with your infographic. This project will be worth 50 points!!
 * //__How will my infographic be graded?__//**

__//**Resour**//____ //**ces you might find helpful:**// __ Textbook: pages 487-490 About.com African History Exploring Africa's slave trade PBS 1450-1750 PBS 1750-1805 PBS 1791-1831 PBS 1831-1865 Eyewitness to History Slave Voyages Boundless- The Triangular Trade Boundless- The Middle Passage National Geographic- How Slavery Helped Build a World Economy Primary Source- The Political Economy of Slavery Cliffsnotes- Slavery, the Economy, & Society AAME- Impact of the Slave Trade on Africa Map- Spread of slavery 1790-1860 Free the Slaves- Slavery in History