Analyze the ORIGINS OF THE TRANSATLANTIC SLAVE TRADE 1441-1750 from MULTIPLE PERSPECTIVES with AFRICAN VOICE CENTERED — Portuguese 1441 Lagos + Elmina Castle 1482 + Kongo conversion paradox + Asante/Dahomey/Oyo polities + Middle Passage demographics 12.5M embarked / 10.7M arrived — anchored in Teaching Hard History K-12 framework + 1619 Project pedagogical materials + Equiano 1789
Exercise
Difficulty 5
~20 min
hist.g7.s.ex_44
Claim Evidence Warrant
Prompt
Write a 400-word claim-evidence-warrant essay 'How does African voice transform our understanding of Atlantic slave trade origins?' Center Equiano + Ayuba Suleiman Diallo + Wolof/Yoruba/Igbo/Akan/Kongo origin traditions; apply Teaching Hard History K-12 framework + 1619 Project lens.
How it's presented
mode
text
Answer criteria
type
rubric essay
rubric
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- 4
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- 3+ African voices centered
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- 3
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- Refusal of 'sad chapter' euphemism
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- 3
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- Teaching Hard History style ('enslaved people')
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- 3
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- 3+ African-origin traditions named
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- 4
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- Refusal of simplistic 'Europeans alone' AND 'Africans sold Africans' framings
Hints
- Equiano + Diallo + Wheatley are named primary sources.
- Asante/Dahomey/Oyo/Benin/Kongo are named African political actors per Thornton 1998.
Misconceptions to watch
- Treating Africa as monolith
- Using simplistic framings
Used in lessons