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Abolition in the Atlantic World Map

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This map of abolition in the Atlantic World from 1500 to 1900 will help your students trace how slavery and the slave trade were challenged and eventually outlawed at different times across the Atlantic World. The map features the number of enslaved people brought to different regions, dates when governments banned the slave trade and emancipated enslaved people, major rebellions, and abolitionist narratives. As your students explore this map, ask them to consider what connections they can identify between rebellions, abolitionist voices, and the timing of abolition. What evidence from the map supports their claim?