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Transatlantic Slavery: how were West African societies impacted?

In this unit, pupils learn about the kingdoms of the Sahel and how the arrival of European traders in the region began to destabilise West Africa. Pupils build a deep knowledge of Transatlantic Slavery whilst retaining a focus on the impacts it had in West Africa.

This is an attributed Oak National Academy lesson sequence, not a completed or academically approved DASKEREL course. Supporting transcripts may depend on video, images, practical equipment or teacher explanation. Follow each lesson’s supervision guidance. For religious education and RSHE, follow the school’s syllabus, policy and safeguarding procedures.

Prior knowledge

  • Pupils know that slavery is a form of forced labour without compensation.
  • Pupils know that enslaved people endured much suffering.
  • Pupils know that Europeans bought enslaved people in Africa.

Source curriculum references

  • Understand historical concepts such as continuity and change
  • Understand historical concepts such as cause and consequence
  • Understand historical concepts such as similarity, difference
  • Ideas, political power, industry and empire: Britain, 1745-1901

Oak source metadata. DASKEREL has not independently verified school-level coverage.

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