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Lesson Plan
Curated OER

West Indies and The Caribbean: Sugar & Slavery

For Teachers 8th - 12th
Students study the state of the world before the slave trade. They explain the geography and economics of the slave trade. They explore primary sources and how historians use these sources to create historical interpretations.
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Unit Plan
C3 Teachers

C3 Teachers: Inquiries: Slavery

For Teachers 5th
A comprehensive learning module on slavery that includes three supporting questions accompanied by formative tasks and primary source materials, followed by a summative performance task. Students will examine the role of sugar production...
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Lesson Plan
Other

The Triangular Slave Trade Project: Teachers' Guide

For Teachers 9th - 10th
Although this is promoted as a teachers' guide, this page offers a little history and a lot of project ideas related to triangular trade that could be very helpful to young scholars as well.
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Handout
BBC

Bbc History: British History: Empire: Slavery and Economy in Barbados

For Students 9th - 10th
History of slavery and sugar cultivation practices on the island colony. Archived.
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Website
University of Minnesota

University of Minnesota: Sugar Trade in the West Indies and Brazil

For Students 9th - 10th
Good overview of the development of the sugar trade in the New World and the use of slavery that "made sugar production the most profitable cultivation in either the Americas or Europe."