How was the Slave Trade Abolished? You can choose one or more of any of the following tasks to complete

Worksheet to accompany the interactive materials at www.activehistory.co.uk /

▪ Overleaf is a timeline which describes how the slave trade (the transport of slaves), and then slavery itself (the existence of slaves), was abolished.

▪ Historians have to divide events into "periods" to make a long sequence of events easier to understand. Each "period" usually forms a "chapter" of a book.

▪ Your job is to split the table into 3-5 "Periods". Place a title over each "Chapter" to indicate why you decided to slice the table up in this manner.
**Option 2: Organising History into Themes (Intermediate)

▪ Historians have to divide events into "themes" to make them easier to analyse.

▪ Your job is to code the events in the table using two colours. You can decide for yourself how to divide the events up, e.g.

▪ Actions by blacks / Actions by whites;

▪ Events in Europe / Events in the Americas;

▪ Laws against slavery / Actions against slavery;

▪ Abolition of slave trade / Abolition of slavery itself.

▪ If you prefer, you can divide the events into different columns rather than put them in different colours.

Produce a creative resource outlining how, when and where the slave trade was abolished.

You can use one of the tools listed on Tarr’s Toolbox (www.classtools.net/blog) to help you.
Reaching conclusions
a. Provide written answers to these questions:

▪ What are the three most important events in the timeline? Explain.

▪ Who was the most important person in abolishing slavery?

• Were white campaigners more important than black rebels in ending slavery?

a. "Britain's decision to abolish slavery makes up for its earlier involvement in it"