Vocabulary
What do we call a person forced to work without freedom or pay?
enslaved person
What was the forced ocean journey of enslaved Africans to the Americas called?
middle passage
What were large farms where many enslaved people were forced to work called?
Plantations
Who encouraged investment in French Louisiana through the Mississippi Company?
John Law
What is a legal member of a country or community called?
Citizen
What was a person who claimed ownership of enslaved people called?
slaveholder
What three continents were connected by Triangular Trade?
Europe, Africa, and the Americans
What do we call crops grown mainly to be sold for money?
Cash crops
What was the name of the ship that brought enslaved Africans to French Louisiana in 1719?
Aurore
What is the scattering of people away from their homeland called?
Diaspora
What is a sale where buyers bid money called?
auction
What was the trade network connecting these three continents called?
Triangular Trade
Name two cash crops grown in the colonies.
Tobacco, rice, indigo, or cotton
In what year did the Aurore bring enslaved Africans to French Louisiana?
1719
Name two ways enslaved Africans preserved their cultures.
Music, food, language, craftsmanship, or other traditions
What is the money left after business costs are paid?
Profit
What South Carolina port became a major center of the slave trade?
Charlestown
Why did colonial landowners force enslaved Africans to work?
To obtain labor without wages and increase profits
What was the French colonial set of laws controlling slavery called?
Code Noir
What region of Louisiana were many enslaved Africans forced to work in?
Mississippi River Valley
What does it mean to invest?
To put money into something hoping to earn more money
Why was the Middle Passage so dangerous?
People were held in crowded, inhumane conditions, and many died
What happened to slavery as colonial laws changed over time?
It became lifelong and hereditary
What settlement in Spanish Florida offered refuge to some people escaping slavery?
Fore Mose
How did enslaved Africans help shape American culture?
Through their knowledge, labor, music, food, language, and traditions