Thursday, February 13, 2020

2-13-20 US HIstory

The captives' experience and slave resistance

Slaves suffered appalling conditions and cruelty. If they survived the voyage from Africa then life on the West Indian plantations was harsh. Some slaves resisted by rebelling or trying to escape.

PART 1

Use the note taking template to take notes from the Link below. This link gives a realistic description
of life on a slave plantation. Begin on page 3(life on the plantation) of the document, and end on page 4 (resistance on plantations). Use all bold print as subtitles of the article and produce one summary per subtitle on the note template.


https://www.bbc.co.uk/bitesize/guides/z732pv4/revision/4


PART 2
Compare and contrast life on the plantation in the west indies with life on the plantation in the Antebellum US

Look for these topics to compare:
Plantation environment ( work day, age of workers, crop being harvested)
Resistance
Escaping


Conditions of antebellum slavery 
1830 - 1860

https://www.pbs.org/wgbh/aia/part4/4p2956.html



No comments:

Post a Comment