Slavery
What was the name of the trade between Europe-Africa-America?
The Slave Trade TRIANGLE
When did the war start ?
1861
What was the number of the amendment to the constitution that abolished Slavery?
The 13th Amendment
Who gave a famous speech about a dream ?
Martin Luther King Jr
What was the name of the first black American president ?
Barack Obama
Which century did the Slave Trade start ?
17th
When did it end ?
1865
What was the name of the system of Laws that segregated Black and white Americans ?
The Jim Crow Laws
Who refused to give up her seat on a bus ?
Rosa Parks
In what year was the first black US president elected ?
2008
Name 2 of the plantation crops the slaves had to work ?
Tobacco or sugar or cotton
Who was president at the time ?
Abraham Lincoln
When were the laws finally stopped (which decade) ?
The 1960s
In which decade did the Civil Rights Movement begin?
1950s
What is the name of the movement formed in 2013, dedicated to fighting racism ?
Black Lives Matter
What was the name of the black woman connected to the Underground Railroad ?
Harriet Tubman
What were the names of the 2 rival groups ?
Confederates and Unionists
What was the name of the white racist organization that was responsible for the death of many blacks ?
The Ku Klux Klan
What was the town where the famous bus boycott started?
Montgomery
Name the rapper that made the “ThugLife” tattoo famous ?
Tupac
What was the first state to abolish slavery ?
Massachausetts in 1783
How many soldiers died (nearest 100.000)?
600.000 (620.000)
When did the Reconstruction era start (decade) ?
1860s
What year was the Civil Rights Act passed ?
1964
What was the name of the black man killed by a policeman kneeling on him ?
George Floyd