Slave Resistance
What was the most successful slave rebellion in history?
The Haitian Revolution
What was the name of the first ship to bring Africans to the English colony of Virginia in 1619?
The White Lion.
Who was the first person to die for the American cause during the Revolutionary War?
Crispus Attucks
What invention, created in 1793, revolutionized cotton production?
The cotton gin.
What law required citizens to help capture escaped enslaved people?
The Fugitive Slave Act
What year did the Haitian Revolution begin?
1791
What law stated that a child's status followed the condition of their mother?
Partus Sequitur Ventrem (the 1662 Virginia law).
Who was a formerly enslaved man who owned land in the 1650s, making him unusual for the time?
Anthony Johnson
By the 1800s, cotton became the United States' most valuable what?
Export
Who led the Combahee River Raid?
Harriet Tubman
The Haitian Revolution was inspired by what event?
The French Revolution
What were the laws called that restricted the rights of enslaved people, such as owning property or testifying in court?
Slave codes.
Who was the first person sentenced to lifelong servitude after running away with other indentured servants?
John Punch
Even though slavery was concentrated in the South, how did the North profit from slavery?
They processed cotton in textile mills and banked, insured, and transported goods produced by enslaved labor
What did Union forces call enslaved people who escaped to Union lines during the Civil War?
Contraband of War
Besides large rebellions, how did many enslaved Africans resist slavery
Through everyday acts of resistance
What was the process called where enslaved Africans were forced to adopt English names, language, and customs?
Seasoning
Why did European colonists increasingly enslave Africans instead of relying on European indentured servants?
Africans were cheaper, were not entitled to land, and escape was more difficult.
Name one way wealth created by slavery helped grow the U.S. economy.
It funded infrastructure, railroads, ports, modernization, or was reinvested into equipment
Did the Emancipation Proclamation free all enslaved people in the United States?
No. It only applied to enslaved people in Confederate territory.
Name three policies or laws discussed in class that treated enslaved people as property rather than as citizens or people with rights.
Partus Sequitur Ventrem, Slave Codes, Fugitive Slave Act, Dred Scott decision, Enslaved people used as collateral for loans, Contraband of War policy, Three-Fifths Compromise
What is one major difference between indentured servitude and chattel slavery?
Indentured servitude was temporary and not passed down to children; chattel slavery was lifelong and hereditary.
What was the main purpose of the "factories" on the African coast during the Atlantic slave trade?
They held captives before transport and separated families and ethnic groups to reduce the chance of rebellion.
Besides producing labor, how were enslaved people used in business transactions?
They were used as collateral for loans and other business deals
Which amendment officially abolished slavery throughout the United States?
The 13th Amendment