Calvin
AP World
Primary Source Analysis – Slavery
1. What are the main complaints of the King?
2. What impact did the Portuguese have in Kongo?
3. What does the King want Portugal to do?
4. What are the different ways of receiving slaves?
5. Which method is the most preferable?
6. There is evidence that Equiano fabricated his accounts of the middle passage. Is this still a valuable source if it is untrue? Why or why not?
7. What are the differences Equiano outlines in American slavery versus African slavery?
8. What is implied by Equiano’s use of “nominal Christians” in the final paragraph?
Question: Analyze the different attitudes towards slavery and the slave trade, as shown by the three sources. Make sure you address POV, tone, and purpose in your discussion of each of the sources. Identify an additional document that would help you answer the question.
You do NOT need to group the documents.
Checklist:
Thesis
Uses all documents
Additional document
POV
Evidence from each document
Here are the documents in case you need them:
