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Unit 5: Imperialism and Slavery

Use the relevant section from the textbook below to complete the tasks in the PowerPoints:

Ch 1 p. 8-31

Ch 2 p. 32-39

Ch 3 p. 40-51

Jack the Ripper p. 74-77

Ch 5 p. 78-91

Ch 6 p. 92-110

Lesson 1: Great Exhibition

Lesson objectives:

  1. All will be able to describe some of the exhibits in the Great Exhibition.

  2. Most will be able to explain why the Great Exhibition was held.

  3. Some will be able to evaluate what the Victorians thought about themselves.

Great Exhibition

Homework presentation

Homework help sheet

Lesson 2: Why did Britain want an Empire

Lesson objectives:

  1. All will be able to explain at least one reason for why Britain wanted an Empire.

  2. Most will be able to categorise evidence of the different reasons for wanting an Empire.

  3. Some will be able to make a judgement about which reason was the most important.

Why did Britain want an emipre

Cause Cards

Lesson 3: How did Britain get an Empire

Lesson objectives:

  1. All will be able to describe how and why at least one country was colonised.

  2. Most will be able to explain why different countries were important to Britain.

  3. Some will be able to evaluate whether it was right for Britain to build an Empire.

How did Britain get an Empire

Fact file Template

Lesson 4: Africa and Scramble

Lesson objectives:

  1. All will be able to explain why areas of Africa were wanted by European countries.

  2. Most will be able to identify how European countries benefitted from colonies in Africa.

  3. Some will be able to hypothesise the effect of European empire building in Africa.

Africa and Scramble

Lesson 5: Triangular Slave Trade

Lesson objectives:

  1. All will be able to describe how the Triangular Slave trade worked

  2. Most will be able to explain why it was profitable.

Triangular Slave Trade

Lesson 6: Middle Passage

Lesson objectives:

  1. All will be able to describe the conditions on board a slave ship

  2. Most will be able to explain why the conditions were like that.

  3. Some will be able to evaluate the utility of a source.

Middle Passage

Equiano Story Board

Equiano

Story

Homework Task

Lesson 7: Life as a Slave

Lesson objectives:

  1. Students will be able to describe a slave auction.

  2. Students will be able to describe conditions on a plantation.

  3. Students will be able to utilise sources as evidence. (We will evaluate the utility of Roots as a secondary source for learning about slave auctions).

  4. Some will be able to evaluate the effect of slave revolts.

Life as a Slave

Lesson 8: Abolition

Lesson objectives:

  1. All will be able to describe who some abolitionists were

  2. Most will be able to explain some of the reasons for the abolition of slavery

  3. Some will be able to evaluate the impact of slavery on the United States of America

Abolition

Hand-out

Lesson 9: Life after Slavery

Lesson objectives:

  1. All will be able to describe some of the problems there were after slavery in America.

  2. Most will be able to explain some of the key achievements of Martin Luther King.

  3. Some will be able to evaluate racism today.

Life after Slavery

Martin Luther King Jr

Lesson 10: India before the British arrived

Lesson objectives:

  1. All will be able to describe what India was like before the British took over.

  2. Most will be able to examine why India was such a rich prize for a conquering nation.

India before the British arrived

Website worksheet

Lesson 11: Invasion of India

Lesson objectives:

  1. All will be able to examine how trading works.

  2. Most will be able to discover the importance of the Battle of Plassey.

Invasion of India

Plassey worksheet

Was Marriott right?

Lesson 12-13: Indian Mutiny

Lesson objectives:

All will be able to analyse the causes and consequences of the events of 1857–1858.

Indian Mutiny

Poem worksheet

Rifle worksheet

Gandhi

Lesson 14: The Jewel in the Crown

Lesson objectives:

All will be able to identify ways that the British takeover of India could be viewed as a good thing... or a bad thing.

The Jewel in the Crown

British Rule worksheet

The koh i noor

Stanborough History Curriculum

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