History · GCSE · Early Modern (1509–1745)
Trade, the Navigation Acts and the slave trade
Trade, the Navigation Acts and the slave tradeFree13:08Heddy Score 3 of 7, below the standard
What you need to know
- About 12.4 million Africans were forced onto ships, and around 2 million died during the Middle Passage.
- The triangular trade carried goods to Africa, enslaved people to the Americas and sugar and tobacco back to Europe.
- Olaudah Equiano's autobiography gives a first-hand account of capture and the horror of conditions below deck.
- Enslaved people resisted in many ways, from revolts on board to refusing food, and simply surviving was itself resistance.
- Britain abolished the trade in 1807 and slavery in 1833, though illegal trafficking carried on for years afterwards.
In this clip
Heddy ScoreSeven checks every clip must pass before students see it: trusted, on the map, accurate, focused, accessible, safe, and proven by students.3/7, Below the standard
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- Focused · passed. One idea, short enough to watch in one go.
- Accessible · passed. Good captions, clear sound and pictures.
- Safe for children · not judged yet. Right for 11 to 16 year olds, with no sales pitch.
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Centres enslaved people's own voices and resistance, with Equiano as a key source, before outlining when Britain ended the trade and slavery.
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