Assignment Details

Cover work for Tues - Slavery in the Americas

2017-18

History Year 9

Date Due

Nov. 30, 2017

Additional Info
You have two tasks.

TASK 1
Please finish qs.1-5 on the sheet provided last week and attached here 'Slavery in the Americas'.

TASK 2
You should have more than enough time to complete these questions during class, so you can get started on writing a speech, which is your homework for Thursday.
  • Choose a side (Part B on the sheet)
  • Imagine you are living in the USA in 1850. If you live in the north, you may be anti-slavery. If you live in the south (for example West Virginia), you may be pro-slavery.
  • Write an emotive speech in your exercise books either defending or criticising Slavery in the Americas.
  • Backup your arguments from facts from the textbook (importance in economy, cruel treatment etc)
  • There will be a debate on this during class on Thursday, so hopefully some students will choose to defend slavery! Even if you don't agree with it (and I would hope that you don't), it is necessary to play historical roles - many people supported slavery at this time.
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