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Interactive Maps

Interactive Maps

This activity contains 5 questions.

	To answer the following questions, refer to the African Origins of American Slaves, 1690-1807 interactive map. Click on Africa to zoom in on the continent. Which African regions were the hardest hit by the slave trade?   To create paragraphs in your essay response, type <p> at the beginning of the paragraph, and </p> at the end.

	Play the animation. What countries were involved in getting slaves to be delivered to South America and the West Indies? Click on the western coast of Africa to zoom in on the continent to gain more detailed information.   To create paragraphs in your essay response, type <p> at the beginning of the paragraph, and </p> at the end.

	Play the animation. What happened to slaves once they arrived in North America? Where were they generally taken and what were they forced to do?   To create paragraphs in your essay response, type <p> at the beginning of the paragraph, and </p> at the end.

	To answer the following questions, refer to the Ethnic Distribution of Settler Population in British Mainland Colonies, c. 1755 interactive map. Roll the mouse over "German" on the legend. Where did these immigrants concentrate and how did early naturalization laws facilitate their settlement?   To create paragraphs in your essay response, type <p> at the beginning of the paragraph, and </p> at the end.

	Roll the mouse over each of the ethnic groups. Which two were most populous and where did they tend to settle? Briefly describe the condition under which these two groups came to America.   To create paragraphs in your essay response, type <p> at the beginning of the paragraph, and </p> at the end.

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