Update for 8/28 - 8/29

Slavery in the Colonies
In class, we reviewed the New England scenarios from the previous class. 
Then, we did a gallery walk activity, analyzing various primary and secondary texts and images depicting the Middle Passage and slavery in the colonies. 
If you are interested or did not get to finish this source in class, you can read the National Geographic article on the cultural contributions of enslaved Africans here: 
​ www.nationalgeographic.com/news/2003/2/jubilee-america-culture-enslaved-africans/ 
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HOMEWORK Due 8/30 (A), 9/3 (B)
​Anti-Slavery Speech

1. Read a set of secondary and primary source documents on England’s involvement in the Atlantic slave trade (posted below).
2. Use your notes and the documents, as well as your observations from the group activity in class to answer:
   Assume the role of an anti-slavery activist in the colonies who is trying to pass an act that will abolish the slave trade. Write a 3 minute speech to convince your fellow elected officials to vote for the act abolishing the importation of slaves.

Be sure to include the following:

• acknowledge the benefits of the trade to the parties concerned
• accentuate the evils of trading people and the horrors of the Middle Passage and how the benefits of outlawing that trade far outweigh the benefits received in trading them
• specific references to the role the slave trade played in the mercantilist system of economy
• acknowledge how slavery developed in the English colonies

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​Just Something Interesting: 
This week, New York Times Magazine released a special issue called the 1619 Project, a collection of essays analyzing the lasting effects of slavery on our nation's development. I have not read the entire thing myself yet, but it's got people buzzing and may be of interest to you as students of history. If you're interested in checking it out, I've linked the magazine here:
​ pulitzercenter.org/sites/default/files/full_issue_of_the_1619_project.pdf