§4.5 Slavery

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• Leerjaar 4

Previous learning goal

What was the 

American Revolution?

§4.4 Revolution in America!

Complete the exercises on the worksheet by ONLY using your summary.

How? Individually and silently.

§4.5 Slavery

Learning goal

Why did certain European countries dominate the slave trade, and how did slavery function?

Write the learning goals down in your notebook!

African and Arabian slavery

The Portuguese encountered slavery in West Africa, where the African slave trade, run by Arabs and Africans, already existed.

Triangular trade

The transatlantic slave trade was part of the triangular trade, ensuring ships carried slaves, goods, and products efficiently across continents.

Triangle = NL: driehoek

Workers needed!

Plantation farming in the Americas required labour, leading European colonists to rely on the African slave trade for workers.

Why didn't they use Indians?

Sold and shipped to America

Watch the video and answer these questions.

• What was life like on the plantations in America?
• Why were slaves dehumanised?

To dehumanise someone means 

in Dutch: ''iemand niet meer als mens te behandelen.''

Movement to end slavery

Abolitionism was a movement against slavery, leading to its ban in Europe and its colonies.

Abolitionism comes from the verb ''to abolish'' (NL: afschaffen).