How far was the British Monarch responsible for the Slave Trade?

This lesson has been designed around the topical issue on how far was the British Monarchy responsible for the Slave Trade? It can be used with all abilities as part of a history lesson or as tutor time activity. The main task involves assessing the historical evidence through a card sort exercise. This can be cut out and stuck into their books or completed by students creating a colour code or key. The lesson finishes off with a ‘Post-it’ note continuum line class voting exercise but could easily be extended with an essay, letter or speech writing exercise.

When you purchase this resource you will be able to download a 12 slide PowerPoint Presentation which includes aims, objectives, starters, plenaries, tasks, activities, video links, information slides as well as historical sources on Britain’s involvement in the Slave Trade. You will also be able to download a one page Word Document which includes instructions, activities, questions, two heading cards labeled ‘The British monarchy is responsible’ and ‘The British Monarchy is not responsible’, as well as fourteen information cards which can be cut out and sorted or annotated with a key. We have also uploaded both documents as PDFs.

For further information, please see the preview. The aims and objectives for this lesson are:

Theme: The Slave Trade & the British Monarch
Know: What was the Transatlantic Slave Trade?
Understand: How did Britain get involved in the Slave Trade?
Evaluate: How far was the British Monarchy responsible for the Slave Trade?
Skills: Source Analysis, Cause, Consequence & Collaboration

WILF – What Am I Looking For?
Can You Describe: What was the Transatlantic Slave Trade?
Can You Explain: How did Britain get involved in the Slave Trade?
Can You Evaluate: How far was the British Monarchy responsible ?

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Roy