NA Slavery in LA Lesson 3 Lesson Plan
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Native American Slavery in Latin America
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Title
NA Slavery in LA Lesson 3 Lesson Plan
Subject
Pre-European Contact/First Contact
"Westward Expansion"
Description
In this lesson, students will expand on their knowledge about slavery by exploring the tasks and conditions Native Americans were forced to withstand. Native American enslavement manifested itself in many forms during European colonization, ranging from explicit slavery to encomienda systems, missions, and presidios (i.e. fortified military settlements). Even as some European monarchies like the Spanish Crown and individuals perpetrated genocide and enslavement on Native peoples, some other Europeans began campaigns to protect the rights of Native Americans. In an effort to reveal the horrors of Native enslavement, some prominent European figures like Bartolomé de las Casas left a telling historical record of the enslavement and mistreatment of various Native peoples. From these accounts, students will gather more details regarding the exploitation and abuse of Native American communities.
Creator
Madison Wardlaw, Deborah Michaels
Language
English
Type
Lesson Plan
Spatial Coverage
Cuba
Haiti
Temporal Coverage
1500s
Audience Education Level
Low High School
Date Created
2018
Citation
Madison Wardlaw, Deborah Michaels, “NA Slavery in LA Lesson 3 Lesson Plan,” Native History Project, accessed April 28, 2026, https://native-history.sites.grinnell.edu/items/show/143.