UNIT 1
what is the transatlantic slave trade
A system to where millions of Africans were terribly transported across the Atlantic ocean to be enslaved
What person encouraged slaves to take military actions to fight against slavery. ( bleeding Kansas)
what movement was encouraged by police brutality.
Black lives matter movement
what does separate but equal mean
they are "treated equal. Allowed racial segregation as long as they seemed equal.
what year did Barack Obama get elected and when did he leave the white house
jan 20,2009 to jan 20,2017
what were slave codes
A set of laws in colonial America and the U.S that defined the status of enslaved people there rights & obligations of slave holders.
what is one thing slaves used to communicate
cane rows (braids), quilts, freedom songs.
what type of music was first introduced from African Americans (originated from louisiana)
Jazz music
what was the reason for the march to washington
Massive civil rights speech for the rights of African americans.
what was brown v. board
Racial segregation in public schools being put to an end.
Where were one of the places Africans were first transported to enslavement.
puerto Rico, Cuba
what amendments was added to the constitution that abolished slavery and gave equal rights to the enslaved.
13th and 14th amendments.
what was the reason African Americans went to war
They were guaranteed freedom and equality if they fought in the war.
what is the NAACP
National association for the advantages of colored people.
what president ended slavery like he promised
Abraham lincoln
What is the middle passage
The forced transportation of enslaved Africans to Americans as a trade off.
what group came together for African American rights using violence against violence.
what is the emancipation proclamation
Enslaved people in confederate states would be freed
what is the harlem renaissance
vibrant period of African artistic and cultural activity in the 1920's and 1930's in NYC neighborhood.
whats my project about
(Double points )
Where were most Africans take from in Africa (north, south, east,west)
west Africa
what act was used to give everybody what was stated in the first amendment.
The civil rights act
why do we celebrate the 4th of July
the 13 American colonies free from the British. Making the U.S a independent nation.
Freedom rides
when is this project due
(triple points) May 31