Underground Railroad
The Passage
Slavery
Misc.
100
What is the Underground Railroad, where would it lead?
The secret path that enslaved people took to escape slavery. Ended in the Northern states, and Canada
100
What is the full name of the passage?
Where did it start? Where did it end?
"The Middle Passage"
Started: Africa (west coast)
Ended: Southern United States (East Coast)
100
What was the purpose of punishing slaves?
To prevent dominate and humiliate them, to prevent them from escape, to spread fear and try to keep other enslaved people 'in check'
100
(for 200 points) Name a famous slave plantation (4)
- Boone Hall
- Monticello
- Whitney Plantation
- Oak Alley
200
Who was the woman who escaped slavery and returned 13 times to help current enslaved people
Harriet Tubman
200
How many enslaved people would they put in a ship?
Bonus 100: Describe how they fit them in the ship
200 - 800 people, super densely packed
200
What were the crops that were primary grown in the Southern United States
Tobacco, Cotton --> some sugar cane
200
Why do you think there was so much sexual abuse during the Antebellum period towards enslaved people?
Because it was meant to violate and dominate someone - to make them easier to control
300
What were the people called who worked on the Underground Railroad?
'Conductors' --> like a train conductor (person who works on a train)
300
How long did the middle passage last?
4-10 weeks
300
What were the crops primarily grown in South and Central America?
Rum / Sugar Cane
300
Which president used slave teeth in his dentures?
George Washington (amongst other things, like hippo teeth, wooden teeth, etc)
400
When was Slavery abolished in the United States?
1865 (I know I said 1808, I lied and was wrong :/)
400
How would Europeans acquire slaves?
They would trade manufactured goods like (textiles, guns, rum, etc) for prisoners, or enslaved people.
Tribes would sell their own slaves.
400
Describe how enslaved people would resist (name 2-3 things)
- escape
- take extra time during tasks
- learn how to read/educate themselves
- maintain traditions/ sing songs
400
What country does the N-word come from? Where is it?
Niger, Africa (pronounced nI-jer)
500
What law was passed that essential put a target on any black person to capture them and bring them to a slave plantation (this is a big rabbit hole for the foundation of a lot of police systems)
The Fugitive Slave Act 1850
500
Describe each stop and each trade in the middle passage:
Stop 1 ____; ______ traded for _____
Stop 2 ____; ______ traded for _____
Stop 3 ____; ______ traded for _____
Stop 1 Africa; manufactured goods (textiles, guns, rum) traded for people (as slaves)
Stop 2 United States; people (as slaves) traded for crops (tobacco, cotton, sugar)
Stop 3 Europe; crops (tobacco, cotton, sugar) traded for manufactured goods (textiles, guns, rum)
500
Name and describe 5 atrocities that occurred to enslaved people
- whipping
- beating
- rape / sexual abuse (M**F** / Buckbreaking)
- literally skinning and eating them
- 'gladiator fights'
- using religion as a pacifying weapon
500
What is the word that means 'making someone less human'
'De-humanization'
When you view someone as less human, you brain lets you treat them as an object