Bunce Island

High school (ages 12+)
Geography

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Step 1 · Read the article

Open the article and read it at the level above. Then answer the questions below in your own words.

https://smallwhale.org/articles/bunce-island

Write what each word means, using the article.

Do not copy the article. Write two things you learned, the way you would explain them to a friend.

Answers below are taken from the article’s stored facts, so they match what the student read.

1. When was Bunce Island built?Circa 1670
2. What is the builder?Royal Africa Company
3. What is Bunce Island and where is it located?Bunce Island is a small island in Sierra Leone, about 32 kilometers upstream from Freetown, in the Sierra Leone River estuary.
4. Why was Bunce Island important for European traders?It sat at the limit of navigation for ocean ships and near the confluence of rivers, making it a good base for trading and moving goods.

Transatlantic Slave Trade: The forced migration of millions of Africans across the Atlantic Ocean for enslavement in the Americas from the 16th to the 19th centuries.
Diaspora: The dispersion of any people from their original homeland, especially in connection with the African slave trade.
Colonial Era: The period during which European powers established and maintained control over territories in other parts of the world.