National 4 & 5 History: The Atlantic Slave Trade 1770-1807

Section 1 Triangular Trade Why were people from West Africa taken to the West Indies? How was the Triangular Trade organised? What was the impact of the Atlantic slave trade on Africa? Was slavery new to Africa? What was Africa like in the 18th century? What part did Africans play in organising the Atlantic slave trade? What were the short-term and long-term effects of the Atlantic slave trade on Africa? Section 2 Britain and the Caribbean What was the impact of the slave trade on Britain? London Bristol Liverpool - Thomas Leyland slave trader Scotland - 'It wisnae us' Section 3 The Captive's Experience and Slave Resistance Capture and embarkation The middle passage Life on the plantations Thomas Thistlewood - Jamaica slave owner Slave resistance Section 4 Abolitionist Campaigns Reasons for the growth of the Abolitionist Movement Methods of the Abolitionists Reasons for the abolition of the slave trade Appendix 1: 'Roots' - myth and reality Appendix 2: Slavery today Glossary Bibliography and further reading Index