The Dutch Role in the Transatlantic Slave Trade

The Dutch Role in the Transatlantic Slave Trade
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This lesson contains 11 slides, with interactive quizzes and text slides.

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The Dutch Role in the Transatlantic Slave Trade

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Learning Objectives
  • Understand the Dutch involvement in the rise of the transatlantic slave trade.
  • Grasp how Dutch traders established and maintained their slave trade operations in Africa.
  • Comprehend the Dutch impact on the transatlantic slave trade.
  • Be aware of the abolition movement that led to the end of Dutch participation in the slave trade.

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What do you already know about the Dutch involvement in the transatlantic slave trade?

Slide 3 - Mind map

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The Dutch and the Rise of the Transatlantic Slave Trade
  • Dutch East India Company and Dutch West India Company
  • Trade routes with Africa and the Americas
  • Establishment of colonies in the Americas

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Dutch Involvement in the African Slave Trade
  • Slave forts and trading posts in Africa
  • Acquisition methods for slaves
  • Legal regulations governing the trade

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Dutch Impact on the Transatlantic Slave Trade
  • Profiting immensely from the slave trade
  • Introduction of legal regulations
  • Shift in public opinion during the Enlightenment

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Abolition of the Dutch Slave Trade
  • Abolition movement in the late 18th century
  • Dutch slave trade abolished in 1814

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Key Definitions
  • Transatlantic Slave Trade: A trading system between Africa, the Americas, and Europe.
  • Dutch East India Company: A trading company in the Indian Ocean.
  • Dutch West India Company: A Dutch monopoly on trade in the Atlantic.
  • Middle Passage: The sea journey from West Africa to the West Indies.
  • Abolition Movement: A movement to end slavery and the slave trade.

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Write down 3 things you learned in this lesson.

Slide 9 - Open question

Have students enter three things they learned in this lesson. With this they can indicate their own learning efficiency of this lesson.
Write down 2 things you want to know more about.

Slide 10 - Open question

Here, students enter two things they would like to know more about. This not only increases involvement, but also gives them more ownership.
Ask 1 question about something you haven't quite understood yet.

Slide 11 - Open question

The students indicate here (in question form) with which part of the material they still have difficulty. For the teacher, this not only provides insight into the extent to which the students understand/master the material, but also a good starting point for the next lesson.