Nov 28, 2015 the zong was originally a dutch slave ship that was captured by a british gunship in february 1781. The ship had already encountered disease, and so as to save supplies and attempt to slow the spread of pestilence, cullingwood decided to drown a large number of slaves. Transatlantic slave trade and abolition of slavery black. The ship was under the command of luke collingwood and his crew. An activity aimed at introducing pupils to the story of the slave ship zong. Warship powerpoint template is a good design for explain about history, wars, land conquers that occurred in our past. It was then bought by the captain of a liverpool slave ship on behalf of his liverpool owners. As early as 1740, the british merchant malachy postlethwayt, arguing for parliamentary subsidies for slave trade as essential to english prosperity, described the trades triangular nature. Barakas play utilizes the representation of africanamerican history as a means of. The zong massacre was the mass killing of more than african slaves by the crew of the british slave ship zong on and in the days following 29 november. Turners painting, the slave ship 1840, representing the zong massacre of 1781 powerpoint ppt presentation.
British ships carried manufactured goods to west africa, where they were exchanged with local rulers for slaves. Download free ship powerpoint templates to make sure the entire trip is planned in advance alternatively, these free ship ppt backgrounds with handmade drawings can be used to write stories for kids. Ppt the zong powerpoint presentation, free download id. Oct 31, 2012 i am collecting information about an ancestor named charles a. Relying entirely on the words of the legal decision gregson v. Gilbertathe only extant public document related to the. The zong on 6th september 1781 the slave ship zong sailed from africa to jamaica. For more details of these cookies and how to disable them, see our cookie policy. Sleeping shelves within the slaves living quarters allowed for less than three and a half feet of headroom. I soon discovered that there had been a history detectives episode that was related. Aug 18, 2014 the slave ship zong registered in liverpool and owned by james gregson and company had made many trips to africa and the caribbean and had made a great deal of money for its owners and it now had a new captain, luke collingwood, who had previously been the ships surgeon.
Gustavas vasa a negro called on me with an account of negroes being thrown alive into the sea from on board an english slave ship. Download ship powerpoint templates for presentations. One of the biggest cases in the history of the atlantic slave trade brought out the issues of carelessness and selfish acts. Nov 29, 20 if a ship is caught in a storm and cargo is thrown overboard to save the ship and the rest of the cargo, under general average the cost of the lost cargo would be shared by the owners of the cargo and the ship. These five 5 class periods of the 5 days 50 minutes mediarich history lesson is designed for you to participate based on events pertaining to the facts that selected students will have to role play as characters. In transatlantic slave trade incident of the slave ship zong in 1781, when both africans and crew members were dying of an infectious disease, capt. Ppt the transatlantic slave trade and the abolition of. Beginning this day in 1781, the captain of the slave ship zong began throwing his cargo overboard in a stillnotorious case combining the horrors of the middle passage with the cruel rapacity of capital.
How the slave ship zong traded sanity for profit the. The gregson slavetrading syndicate, based in liverpool, owned the ship and sailed her in the atlantic slave trade. While the zong, a slave ship, was en route from west africa to jamaica with a cargo of slaves, captain luke collingwood worried that the ship was running out of supplies. In november, 1781, the captain of the slave ship zong ordered that some 150 africans be murdered by drowning so that the shipas owners could collect insurance monies. This also allows students to think about why there are different interpretations of the slave trade. Plan your visit across the sea with free ship powerpoint templates.
Pupils should be put into groups and given a copy of each storyboard and the short sentences on the last slide cut out and mixed up. The voyage from the african coast, which set sail on 6th september 1781 which probably open the eyes of the british public to the selfish cruelty of the slavetraders more than any other. Africans in americapart 1living africans thrown overboard. In november, 1781, the captain of the slave ship zong ordered that some 150 africans be murdered by drowning so that the ships owners could collect insurance monies. Chained to their neighbors, slaves were layered on unsanded plank floors, and would slide across the floors when waves rocked the ship. Having been sold to a syndicate of liverpool merchants, it departed from accra in modern day. The ship was under the command of luke collingwood and his. This 2007 documentary of the commemoration of the 200th anniversary of the abolition of the slave trade features a replica of the infamous 18th century slave ship the zong. A massacre, the law and the end of slavery on jstor. Abolition of slavery 1807 powerpoint ppt presentation loading. Sep 25, 2016 this is especially useful if students are working in teams, as teams will not feel cheated out of points if they found the first square of a ship but did not sink it. Slave ship is a oneact play that takes place during distinct historical experiences in africanamerican history. As was common business practice, they had taken out insurance on the lives of the slaves as cargo. Alternatively, these free ship ppt backgrounds with handmade drawings can be used to write stories for kids.
Slavery and the middle passage powerpoint presentation by. The zong massacre was the mass killing of more than african slaves by the crew of the british slave ship zong on and in the days following 29 november 1781. Up from slavery activities for students to find out about the transatlantic slave trade from the breaking the silence website of the antislavery society. If a ship is caught in a storm and cargo is thrown overboard to save the ship and the rest of the cargo, under general average the cost of the lost cargo would be shared by the owners of the cargo and the ship. By using this site, you agree we can set and use cookies. Download free ship powerpoint templates to make sure the entire trip is planned in advance. The slave ship, originally titled slavers throwing overboard the dead and dyingtyphoon coming on, is a painting by the british artist j. Reading standards for literacy in historysocial studies 1,2,4,6,7,8,9,10. Beginning this day in 1781, the captain of the slave ship zong began throwing his cargo overboard in a stillnotorious case combining the horrors of the middle passage with the cruel rapacity of capital the liverpoolbased ship was en route from africa to jamaica, there to exchange its human chattel for. A great resource that allows students to take a critical look at the middle passage and moral issues surrounding the slave trade. Gears for powerpoint series 01 all these gears are native powerpoint shapes.
Turner was inspired to paint the slave ship in 1840 after reading the history and abolition of the slave trade by thomas clarkson. Life aboard slave ships was agonizing and dangerous. Turner had also read the history of the abolition of the slave trade by thomas clarkson, which depicted a real incident from 1783 when the captain of the ship zong ordered all sick slaves on the ship to be thrown overboard so that his company would. Incidentally, josiah wedgewood was charles a free powerpoint ppt presentation displayed as a flash slide show on id. Zong slave ship court case 1781 london ship navigates to wrong shore not enough resources for the overcrowded ship. Nov 01, 2011 an activity aimed at introducing pupils to the story of the slave ship zong. Choose from 40 different sets of slave ship flashcards on quizlet. The stinking, corrupt vessel known as the slave ship zong carried hundreds or poor souls across the middle passage during the atlantic slave trade and is regarded as one of the vilest and most barbarous trips to ever set sail. Being on the beach up to when you are loaded onto the slave ship. The ship was owned by liverpool banker and slave trader william gregson and. Could you prosecute the captain of the slave ship zong. In 1781, the captain of the slave ship zong had ordered 3 slaves to be thrown overboard so that insurance payments could be collected.
Slavery and the middle passage powerpoint presentation by mrberlin. Marcus rediker has written or cowritten five books. Before africans were brought over, the native americans were forced into slavery. The trial of gregson v gilbert or, the zong case is a noteworthy case because it exemplified the horrors of the slave trade, and was paid attention to by granville sharp and olaudah equiano. The story just keeps growing and i become more and more interested in following this ancestor. The zong was originally a dutch slave ship that was captured by a british gunship in february 1781. He then filed an insurance claim on the value of the murdered slaves. Pupils will then, in their groups, reconstruct a paragraph using the storyboards as a guide. This is a valid approach for students to collect real data on the internet from your classroom towards sustaining this mediarich lesson plan.
Ppt abolition of slavery 1807 powerpoint presentation free to view id. If youre seeing this message, it means were having trouble loading external resources on our website. I found a book called the wanderer about one of the more unsavory parts of his life and decided to keep it on a board. A new look at the zong case of 1783 openedition journals. It had been twelve weeks since it had sailed from the west african coast with its cargo of.
If youre behind a web filter, please make sure that the domains. A free powerpoint ppt presentation displayed as a flash slide show on id. Once on the ship, slaves were restrained with shackles and branded with hot irons. The story of the slave ship zong gives a remarkable account of how slaves were being murdered.
Oct 30, 2016 how the slave ship zong traded sanity for profit posted by the raven report on october 30, 2016 july 18, 2018 the stinking, corrupt vessel known as the slave ship zong carried hundreds or poor souls across the middle passage during the atlantic slave trade and is regarded as one of the vilest and most barbarous trips to ever set sail. Teacher guidance notes ks3 history slavery and the slave trade. Between 1655 and 18 there were 16 serious slave rebellions on the british controlled island of jamaica. The powerpoint adaptation is a great way to model the activity before transferring the activity to the students. Nov 14, 2017 many questions about documents regarding the zong slaveship that had been proposed to students were answered for a crowded audience during a lecture tuesday night in the doudna fine arts center lecture hall. The lesson fits neatly into any scheme of work that includes work on the atlantic slave trade and can be downloaded as part of the full tea scheme of work. The wanderer here, they begin to discover the forgotton stories of the more than 400 captured africans aboard the slave ship, wanderer that brought them to the shores of jekyll island in november, 1858. The zong massacre, general average and abolitionold salt blog. Overview teacher content parents educators students procedures data more.
Slavery and the middle passage pack ppt, doc, pdf by. Ppt slavery powerpoint presentation free to download id. Ppt abolition of slavery 1807 powerpoint presentation. It was his first command, so he was by no means an experienced mariner. The factor, or owner of the factory would sell the african to slave ship captains. Tthe sslave sship zong case sstudy on 6 september 1781, the slave ship zong sailed for the west indies from sao tome, an island off the coast of west africa, carrying about 470 slaves and a crew of 17. Understanding the transatlantic slave trade slideshare. Many questions about documents regarding the zong slaveship that had been proposed to students were answered for a crowded audience during a lecture tuesday night in the doudna fine arts center lecture hall.
Powerpoint version is available on request by emailing. All the resources required for a slavery assessment, simply select a range of. On 19 march 1783 granville sharp, a humble clerk in the ordnance office, but already wellknown to englands black community for his indefatigable efforts on their behalf, noted in his diary. The manyheaded hydra 2000, villains of all nations 2004 and the slave ship. Additional information the slave ship zong was under the command of luke collingwood. He spoke at many of the public meetings held to demand an end to slavery in 1783 the owners of the slave ship zong were put on trial for throwing living slaves overboard in an attempt to cheat their insurers out of money. Turners painting, the slave ship 1840, representing.
Feb 19, 2012 a great resource that allows students to take a critical look at the middle passage and moral issues surrounding the slave trade. Themes include the blue sea, warship, paper craft, and seaport among others. Men, women and children were all captured and sold into slavery. Because the zong, was insured and because, the owners argued, the murders of the africans were committed to save the ship and the. Sugar and slavery tropical agriculture and the plantation economy. Gregsons newly acquired slave ship, thezong, was an unusual vessel.
Turner was inspired to paint the slave ship in 1840 after reading the history and abolition of the slave trade2 by thomas clarkson. Luke collingwood, hoping to stop the disease, ordered that more than africans be thrown overboard. Between the devil and the deep blue sea 1987, who built america. Zong case 1781 the slave ship zong had left africa with 470 slaves and a crew of 17.
The voyage from the african coast, which set sail on 6th september 1781 which probably open the eyes of the british public to the selfish cruelty of the slave traders more than any other. The journey on the slave ship with a failed slave rebellion. Slavery and the middle passage powerpoint presentation. Zong 64kb an excellent resource from the national great blacks in wax museum in baltimore in which students reconstruct a trial about the case of. A new discovery in the british library was an hourlong presentation by michelle faubert, an english, film and. Slavery has occurred in many forms throughout the world, but the atlantic slave trade which forcibly brought more than 10 million africans to. Joseph mallord william turner, slave ship slavers throwing overboard the dead and dying, typhoon coming on, 1840 museum of fine arts, boston speakers. Teacher guidance notes ks3 history slavery and the slave.
Mystery about zong slaveship solved the daily eastern news. The transatlantic slave trade and the abolition of slavery antislavery medallion created by josiah wedgewood in 1787. The slave trade the middle passage zong slave ship. It sailed up the river thames with a royal navy escort. The zong had been a dutch vessel, the zorgue, seized by the british in 1781 off west africa, along with 244 africans on board. While the zong, a slaveship, was en route from west africa to jamaica with a cargo of slaves, captain luke collingwood worried that the ship was running out of supplies.
Chained to their neighbors, slaves were layered on unsanded plank floors. This enquiry exemplifies our approach to enquiry at key stage 3. Most of what we know about the zong derives from that report. The slave ship zong registered in liverpool and owned by james gregson and company had made many trips to africa and the caribbean and had made a great deal of money for its owners and it now had a new captain, luke collingwood, who had previously been the ships surgeon. The gregson slave trading syndicate, based in liverpool, owned the ship and sailed her in the atlantic slave trade. How the slave ship zong traded sanity for profit the raven. This is especially useful if students are working in teams, as teams will not feel cheated out of points if they found the first square of a ship but did not sink it. You could also offer bonus points for sinking the ship as well. Ppt slavery powerpoint presentation free to download.
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