Slavery in America
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Objective
I can explain what slavery was and how it affected people in America.
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Practice
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Describe three conditions on the slave ships that made the journey across the Atlantic so dangerous and difficult for enslaved Africans.
Explain how enslaved people were treated differently based on their gender and age during the Middle Passage.
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Exit ticket
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“Describe one way enslaved people were treated on the slave ships and explain how this treatment affected them. Explain how the Zong ship incident shows the way enslaved people were viewed and treated during the slave trade. ”
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