Activity Overview
Students will create a timeline that represents the major events of the Slave Trade. Students may incorporate primary sources or other research from class to represent these events. Students can focus on the events that occurred in Africa leading up to the Slave Trade or focus on America’s role. This activity will give students a better perspective of the impact of slavery as a whole, and how it fits into the bigger picture of history.
Students may choose to include the following events in their timeline
- First Slaves Arrive in America
- Massachusetts Legalizes Slavery
- The Fugitive Slave Act
- The Cotton Gin is Invented
- Uncle Tom's Cabin is Published
- Kansas-Nebraska Act
- Civil War Begins
- 13th Amendment Ratified
For an alternative to the timeline layout, have students create a timeline poster to incorporate into a presentation or gallery walk. You can add more than one template to this assignment to give students lots of options!
Template and Class Instructions
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Student Instructions
Create a timeline detailing the important events in the history of the Slave Trade.
- Click "Start Assignment".
- Add cells to your timeline as needed.
- List out each of the events in sequential order.
- In the description boxes, describe the events.
- Create an image in each cell that depicts the events, using appropriate scenes, characters, and items.
- Save the storyboard and submit it to the assignment.
Lesson Plan Reference
Rubric
(You can also create your own on Quick Rubric.)
| Proficient 33 Points | Emerging 25 Points | Beginning 17 Points | |
|---|---|---|---|
| Events and Dates | The events chosen for the timeline are significant and important to the overall understanding of the time period. The dates provided are correct. | Most of the events chosen for the timeline are significant and important to the overall understanding of the time period. Most of the dates provided are correct. | Some of the events chosen for the timeline are significant. There may be missing events, or events that are irrelevant. Too many dates may be incorrect. |
| Explanations/Descriptions | The explanations or descriptions provided for each event are accurate and provide insight into the significance of the events. | The explanations or descriptions provided for each event are mostly accurate and attempt to provide insight into the significance of the events. | There are several glaring inaccuracies in the explanations or descriptions of the events. There may be little or no insight int the significance of the events, or the information provided may be too limited or missing. |
| English Conventions | There are 0-2 mistakes in spelling, grammar, and mechanics. | There are 3-4 mistakes in spelling, grammar, and mechanics. | There are 5 or more mistakes in spelling, grammar, and mechanics. |
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- Image taken from page 82 of 'Building the Nation. Events in the history of the United States, from the Revolution to the beginning of the War between the States ... Illustrated' • The British Library • License No known copyright restrictions (http://flickr.com/commons/usage/)
- Joint Resolution Proposing the Thirteenth Amendment to the United States Constitution, 01/31/1865 - 01/31/1865 • The U.S. National Archives • License No known copyright restrictions (http://flickr.com/commons/usage/)
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