Visit the interactive website of the The Trans-Atlantic Slave Trade Database, in this link: https://www.slavevoyages.org/
3) Spend at least 10 minutes to familiarize yourself with the website. Click on the different pages and explore their content.
4) Next, review in depth the following features and content on the website:
a) Watch the video: “Henry Louis Gates introduces Slave Voyages 2.0 and some of its people”
b) Click “Introductory maps” and examine the contents of the nine (9) maps featured
c) Watch the “Slave ships in 3D video” (4 mins). Pay attention to the reconstruction of the slave vessel L’Aurore, its routes, and the conditions of the ship and enslaved people.
d) Click “Timelines of estimates” and examine the timeline, compare the data of embarkments and disembarkments under different flags, and examine the graphs and maps.
e) Click “Timelapse,” watch the Introduction video (2 mins), and explore the timelapse.
5) After reviewing the contents above, prepare a response to the Discussion Forum:
In 3-5 sentences, summarize at least two (2) findings about the Trans-Atlantic Slave Trade that you have learned from exploring the database.
Prepare one (1) discussion question about the trans-atlantic slave trade in connection to colonialism and slavery. Your question must use some of the concepts and definitions you learned this week, and must include data or information from the “Trans-Atlantic Slave Trade Database” website.
Then, prepare a response to your own discussion question using at least 200 words. You must use complete sentences and correct spelling and grammar.