Week 1
a condition compared to that of a slave in respect of exhausting labor or restricted freedom
What is Slavery
a person who wants to stop or abolish slavery
Who is an abolitionist
a release from slavery
What is Manumission
a secret plan by a group to do something unlawful
What is a conspiracy
relating to or situated on the other side of the Atlantic; British or European
What is transatlantic
the action of making someone a slave
What is enslavement
a person who has escaped from a place or is in hiding
Who is a fugitive
forcible overthrow of a government or social order, in favor of a new system
What is a revolution
a country or area under the full or partial political control of another country, typically a distant one, and occupied by settlers from that country
What is a colony
of or belonging to a population group or subgroup made up of people who share a common cultural background or descent.
What is ethnic
the refusal to accept or comply with something; the attempt to prevent something by action or argument
What is resistance
an act of violent or open resistance to an established government
What is a rebellion
a person who campaigns to bring about political or social change
Who is an activist
people who have spread or been dispersed from their homeland
What is a diaspora
a violent uprising against an authority or government
What is an insurrection
savage physical violence; great cruelty
What is brutality
a person who signs and is bound by indentures to work for another for a specified time especially in return for payment of travel expenses and maintenance
Who is an indentured servant
descendants of Africans in the Americas and Islands of the Indian Ocean who escaped from slavery and formed their own settlements
Who are maroons
What part of Africa was Kunta Kinte from?
What is west Africa
colonists in the Thirteen Colonies who opposed the Kingdom of Great Britain's control over the colonies during the American Revolution
Who is a patriot
the process of depriving a person or group of positive human qualities
What is dehumanization
a formal written request, typically one signed by many people, appealing to authority with respect to a particular cause.
What is a conspiracy
the action or process of inheriting a title, office, property, etc
What is a succession
During Kunta's last escape effort, what happened to him?
What is cut off his toes
a colonist loyal to Great Britain during the American Revolution
Who is a loyalist