
Ms Kiciak, Mrs Guillaume et Lehnhard
To
find the answers, go here:
http://school.discovery.com/schooladventures/slavery/index.html
QUESTIONS:
A - A World of Slavery http://school.discovery.com/schooladventures/slavery/world.html
1- How could you become a slave?
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2- Has slavery disappeared today?
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3- Who were the first slave owners and first slaves? (fill in the chart)
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B - A Slave on Three Continents: Olaudah Equiano http://school.discovery.com/schooladventures/slavery/equiano.html

1- Who was he? _____________________________________________________________
2- What were his origins?______________________________________________________
3- How many brothers and sisters did he have? ____________________________________
4- In your own words, say how he was made a slave. ________________________________________________________________________
5- Who is the narrator who speaks in the texts in italics? _____________________________
6- He once had a female owner. Why was she different from the others? ________________________________________________________________________
7- Pick up all the words expressing Equiano's feelings when he was aboard the slave ship.
Give synonyms:
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8- Where was the boat sailing to? ______________________________________________
Passage to America http://school.discovery.com/schooladventures/slavery/equiano_passage.html
1- Explain what the triangle trade is.
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2- Give definitions of the following words:
-slavery: ____________________________________________________________________
-slaver: _____________________________________________________________________
-slave: _____________________________________________________________________
-slave-owner: ________________________________________________________________
3- Describe the travelling conditions as far as slaves were concerned. Pick all the words referring to:
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4 - What were the consequences on the slaves?
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5 - Out of 100 slaves, how many survived? ________________________________________
A Slave in America http://school.discovery.com/schooladventures/slavery/equiano_america.html
1- Where did they land? ______________________________________________________
2- Who bought Equiano? Why? ________________________________________________________________________
Free Again http://school.discovery.com/schooladventures/slavery/equiano_free.html
1- How did he gain his freedom? ________________________________________________________________________
2- Describe in your own words his life as a free man.
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3- How old was he when he died? ________________________
MAP
Complete the map with Equiano's journeys.

C - Witness a Slave auction http://school.discovery.com/schooladventures/slavery/witness.html

1- When was slavery abolished in the U.S.A.? ___________________________________
2- What is a slave auction? _______________________________________________________________________
3- Who is to be sold? _________________________________________________________
4- Why is Mariah's situation so tragic? ________________________________________________________________________
5- In the auction room. Click on each character. http://school.discovery.com/schooladventures/slavery/witness1c.html
Give the reasons why the following persons can stop the sale.
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6- Why should the Clergyman stop the auction?
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THE END