Transatlantic Slave Trade: The Forced Migration of Africans to America (1607-1830)

Contributor(s): Alexander, Richard (Author)

ISBN: 9781508141037

Publisher: PowerKids Press

$23.45

Pub Date: December 30, 2015

Dewey: 306.3620973

LCCN: 2015034200

Lexile Code: 1040

Features: Bibliography, Illustrated, Index

Target Age Group: 09 to 13

Physical Info: 0.30" H x 8.60" L x 7.20" W ( 0.50 lbs) 24 pages

BISAC Categories:

Series: Spotlight on Immigration and Migration

Accelerated Reader® Info

Quiz #:0000179996 ( Transatlantic Slave Trade: The Forced Migration of Africans to America (1607-1830))

Reading level: 6.20

Interest level: MG

Point value: 0.5

Descriptions, Reviews, etc.

Description: Not all people who came to America from foreign countries did so seeking a better life. Some came to this country as slaves. The transatlantic slave trade brought Africans to America in chains for over two hundred years. Readers learn important facts about the transatlantic slave trade, which is an essential topic in social studies curricula. Historical images and primary sources help give readers a sense of what happened to slaves on the journey to America as well as what happened once they were put to work in this country.

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