Analyze how the Atlantic slave trade reshaped societies and lives on all sides of the Atlantic Ocean.
Do a two page write up, providing at least 4 historical dates, and one reference to a primary source document. Use relevant sections of your textbook (found in two different chapters), primary source document (one by Olaudah Equiano), and material from local history – New York City African Burial Ground – https://www.nps.gov/afbg/index.htm as well as material documents at the newly opened National Museum of African American History and Culture in D.C.: https://nmaahc.si.edu/explore/collection/search?edan_q=%2A%3A%2A&edan_local=1&edan_fq%5B%5D=topic%3A%22Slavery%22 You may want to start your research by watching this short video on YouTube called – British Slave Trade (11 min 2 sec): https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=_SYvJYsq1F4 https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=dnV_MTFEGIY&list=PLBDA2E52FB1EF80C9&index=24 NEED to finish watching (World History Crash Course: Atlantic Slave Trade 11 min) Please reply in essay format, use about 600 words (2 pages handwritten), with at least 4 dates/periods, e.g. the year when X happened, the century when Y ruled, etc. Utilize the general historical questions – Who, What, When, Where, Why, and How as you go. Make sure that you use and sources – you need at least two – see post on Originality and Format about MLA citations – you use less than 20% of total words count of your paper, and you cite properly your sources. For details, see the course syllabus and the college Policy on Academic Integrity. Violations of the policy (e.g. if more than 20% of paper consists of non-original material, whether quoted or not cited, will result in grade nil – ‘zero’).
