Year 8 History · KS3

Empire, Slavery and Abolition

12 lessons, in the order they are taught. Part of the Year 8 History curriculum.

What this topic covers

  1. 1British involvement in Transatlantic Slave Trade
  2. 2The arrival of European traders in West Africa
  3. 3The expansion of the Transatlantic Slave Trade
  4. 4The impact of the Transatlantic Slave Trade on West African society
  5. 5The kingdoms of the Sahel
  6. 6The structure of the Transatlantic Slave Trade
  7. 7Abolitionist movements in Britain
  8. 8Napoleon and the re-establishment of slavery
  9. 9The 1807 abolition of the slave trade
  10. 10The causes of the Haitian Revolution
  11. 11The role of the Haitian Revolution in the abolition of the slave trade
  12. 12Toussaint L'Ouverture and the fight for independence

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By 1600, which European nation had captured and sold over 150,000 African people into slavery in their American colonies?

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