Attitudes Towards Slavery in Colonial Virginia.

Servitude in the American Colonies
Students will compare and contrast European American indentured servitude to African American servitude. Students will write an opinion essay about whether European American indentured servitude was the same as or different from African American servitude.

The Trans-Atlantic Passage
This lesson will give students the chance to explore the people involved in the Atlantic Slave Trade, which resulted in the enslavement of 12-13 million Africans between the early 1400s and the late 1800s. Using the Atlantic Slave Trade map as a starting point, the lesson will focus on those who were directly involved in the Trans-Atlantic Passage.

Slavery and Native Americans 1600-1865
Native American slavery is a topic that garners very little, if any, attention in history classrooms. Native American tribes, on a small scale, practiced some form of slavery. The circumstances for Native Americans in subjugation varied from tribe to tribe. Using the essay, Slavery and Native Americans in British North America and the United States: 1600 to 1865, students will investigate this lesser known area of history.

The Impact of African Languages on American English.
This lesson can be used to excite students about language and to stimulate them to investigate what it can reveal about a nation’s history. Students should understand that America, as reflected in our language, is a nation whose people wear different faces and at one point in time spoke different languages; yet, we all comprise the essence of America, a shared language to which all contributed.
 

Slavery in America  An educator's site created by educators. An excellent source of lessons, essays, and  resource material dedicated to the study of slavery in the U.S.

Africans in America. PBS resource

Early European Conquests and the Settlement of Mobile

Alabama Virtual Library

History Timelines (Alternatime)

History Matters  Designed for high school teachers of U.S. history courses. A gateway for web resources and other useful materials for teaching U.S. history.

National Archives Digital Classroom

American Memory Primary source material from the collection of the Library of Congress.

Graphic Organizers

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