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Even after the international slave trade became illegal in the United States in 1808, slave traders violated the law in order to bring highly profitable human cargo across the ocean for sale. The paths of these human beings into slavery comprise a collection of countless interlocking and horrific stories. USS Constellation: Battling for Freedom tells one of them – the dramatic and little-known tale of a flagship U.S. Navy vessel’s dogged pursuit of the Cora, an illegal  \ncarrier attempting to transport over 700 slaves to the United States.  \nThis gripping two-hour documentary opens in 1859, with the United States bitterly divided over the issue of slavery. A small fleet of U.S. naval ships known as the African Squadron had been charged with the task of policing illegal slave ships off the coast of Africa. In a fast-paced chase at sea, the drama of their efforts to halt the slave ship Cora is recounted in rich detail. First-person stories from the journals and letters of sailors aboard the Cora paint a vivid portrait of the chase.  \nInterwoven throughout the story of this pursuit is the plight of a young African hunter captured from his village and forced into slavery. From the vantage point of this village in the Congo interior, students will gain deep insights into the harrowing methods through which Africans were captured, enslaved, and transported abroad as human cargo. This excellent program provides a human perspective on the complex realities of the slave trade, from its origins in Africa to its ramifications overseas.  \ncurriculum links  \nThis program would be useful for History, Social Studies, and Geography courses and is appropriate for middle school and high school students. It fulfills the following standards as outlined by the National Council for History Education:  \n(1) Conflict and Cooperation; and (2) Patterns of Social and Political Interaction.  \nvocabulary   \nUsing the [dictionary at www.merriamwebster.com](dictionary at www.merriamwebster.com), an Internet resource such [as www.history.com](as www.history.com), or an encyclopedia, students should define or explain the significance of the following terms:  \nabolitionists frigate the Middle Passage piracy  \nprofligate rogue  \nscions  \nthe trans-Atlantic slave tradesloop  \nsquadron suppress volatile  \ndiscussion questions  \n1. What was the mission of the African Squadron? What were the incentives to fulfill their goals?  \n2. When was the international slave trade abolished by the United States? What was the suggested punishment for slave smuggling after it was made illegal?  \n3. Why do you think some Africans participated in the slave trade? Did this surprise you?  \n4. What percentage of the total number of slaves taken from Africa were brought to North America? In total, approximately how many people were taken from Africa to the New World as slaves?  \n[History.com/classroom](History.com/classroom)  \ndiscussion questions (cont.)  \n5. Did all of the sailors aboard the USS Constellation share the same attitudes and viewpoints on slavery? What were some of their differences? What united them?  \n6. What were some of the ways illegal slave ships avoided capture by the African Squadron? What were some of the signs the USS Constellation looked for when trying to identify a slave ship?  \n7. One historian in this program refers to slavery as America’s “original sin.” What do you think he means by this? Do you agree or disagree with this assessment of the role of slavery in U.S. history?  \n8. 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