Resistance Figures
An orator, writer, and newspaper editor, this former slave became a central figure in the fight against slavery through his eloquent speech that provided ammunition for the abolitionist movement
Frederick Douglass
Existing as a series of routes and safe houses/areas, this code name was a practice that helped enslaved people escape to freedom.
The Underground Railroad
Name for the blending of religious/cultural practices/philosophies
Syncretism
ften seen as “leg 2” of the Transatlantic Slave Trade, this was the forced journey slaves would have to undergo on their way to the Americas.
The Middle Passage
This term defines Black men in Spanish and Portuguese colonial times known for being acculturated in Iberian (Spanish or Portuguese) societies before arriving in the Americas
Ladinos
Guiding hundreds to freedom through intricate paths, this escaped slave turned staunch abolitionist also made various contributions to efforts in the Civil War
Harriet Tubman
Existing in areas such as the Southern United States, Jamaica, and Cuba, this term describes communities/settlements founded by escaped slaves
Maroon societies
Prominent on plantations in the United States, these were used as a way to express faith in a religious sense, cope with trauma, and even make subtle plans for escape
Slave Hymns/spirituals
This was the largest slave colony in the Americas with over 4 million slaves
Brazil
These 2 countries make up the Iberian Peninsula and were the primary host nations of early African explorers
Spain, Portugal
Leading a 1831 Virginia slave rebellion, this man’s violent slave revolt instilled fear in slave owners around the United States
Nat Turner
Over a decade in length, this slave-led revolt lead to laws concerning slaves in the Southern United States becoming more repressive as a means of preventing similar rebellions
The Haitian Revolution (1791-1804)
This was a dance/ fighting style created in Brazil
Capoeira
The highest percentage of slaves came from West Central Africa, this modern day country
Angola
Roles occupied by Africans brought to Iberian controlled areas
Translators, servants, skilled workers, etc.
This Native American tribe in Florida was notorious for helping slaves escape and protecting them.
Seminoles
After abolishing slavery in 1833, this at the time colony became the number one location slaves would escape to
Canada
Slaves were not allowed to openly communicate so they hid messages in...
The mortality rate during the middle passage was approximately
10-20%
Nicknamed “Handsome John” by his fellow conquistadors, this African explorer is most known for his work with Hernan Cortes and fighting in the Battle of Tenochtitlan
Juan Garrido
The key leader in the revolution, this Haitian general helped Haiti gain its independence from France
Toussaint Louverture
Taking place in 1739, this South Carolina slave rebellion sought to march to Spanish Florida for emancipation, ultimately to the executions of all involved.
Stono Rebellion
Descendants of enslaved Africans who worked on coastal plantations in the lower Atlantic states of North Carolina, South Carolina, Georgia, and Florida, retaining unique African cultural traditions and a distinct creole language
Gullah Geechee people
The most sought after European good traded for slaves, this good also created the most instability in the region.
Guns
This African explorer of the Americas was a healer from Morocco, explored modern day Texas with the Spanish in 1528, and was ultimately killed by Native Americans
Estevanico (Esteban)