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The Clotilda and How AfricaTown was Formed

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Post date September 20, 2023
Categories In 6-8, Pennsylvania, Social Studies
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The Clotilda: Ship of Greed, Wealth and Enslavement

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Post date May 11, 2023
Categories In 6-8, Social Studies, Wisconsin
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Students in Grade 8 will construct timelines about the history of the Trans-Atlantic Slave Trade and the Clotilda‘s voyage in order to understand the causes and effects of the slave trade and enslavement in the United States.

Violations of U.S. Commerce & Piracy Act of 1820: transporting Africans to the Americas (including the U.S.)

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Post date May 11, 2023
Categories In 6-8, Connecticut, History, US History
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Students in Grade 8 will analyze a selection of primary sources–including the Constitution, legislation, and court decisions–related to the Trans-Atlantic Slave trade in order to understand the conditions which allowed for continued trafficking of Africans and the Clotilda’s voyage.