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In 1623, the first black child was born in the American colonies. He was born to Isabella and Anthony Johnson. He was born free because neither of his parents were enslaved.
William Tucker
The African American experience began in Africa; however, the history of African Americans in the United States began when a Dutch ship arrived in Jamestown, Virginia, in 1619. This ship’s captain exchanged his cargo of Africans for food. How many Africans were exchanged for this food?
20
The African American experience began in Africa; however, the history of African Americans in the United States began when a Dutch ship arrived in Jamestown, Virginia, in 1619. This ship’s captain exchanged his cargo of Africans for food. How many Africans were exchanged for this food?
Timbuktu
This incredible individual was born into slavery in 1748. During the American Revolution, he received permission to enlist in the Marquis de Lafayette’s French allied units. He did not just enlist as a regular soldier; he became a spy. He was a double agent who pretended to work for the British but really worked for the Americans. He learned important details about British plans and even told General George Washington about Lord Cornwallis’s move to Yorktown. Name this American Revolutionary soldier and spy:
In what city and country was the 1968 Olympic held?
Mexico City, Mexico
The enslaved African sued for her freedom in 1655 and won. She claimed that her father was a free man and arranged her baptism as a Christian. She argued that she should be free. Name this individual:
Elizabeth Key
Enslaved laborers participated in every stage of building construction, from the retrieval and transportation of stone to the construction of this Executive Mansion. This mansion would later become a prominent symbol of the United States. Name this building
The White House
This enslaved runaway was among the first to die in the American Revolution. During the Boston Massacre on March 5, 1770, the British troops fired into a crowd in Boston. Killed by British gunfire, this individual serves as a reminder that America began with many different patriots. Name this patriot who was killed during the Boston Massacre:
What is the name of the athlete narrating the story?
Tommie Smith
This man, a devout Quaker, was one of the wealthiest men of color in the early 19th century. He built a shipbuilding empire and worked towards relocating those who suffered racial injustice. He created a school and founded the Friendly Society of Sierra Leone to aid the emigration of free Blacks from America. Name this Ship Captain and Entrepreneur
During the French and Indian War, many black men fought for the British army. During the American Revolution, black men fought as both patriots and loyalists. About how many black men fought and died during the American Revolution?
5000
n 1773, Jean Baptists Pointe Du Sable, a black man from Haiti, was the first merchant and the first settler in this area. He set up a trading business near Lake Michigan. IN 1833, it had 200 residents and became a village. It is now America’s third largest city.
Chicago
Born in Maryland in 1731, this individual knew several languages and became the first black civilian employee of the United States Government. He published an almanac and had several impressive builds, like the wooden clock. Name this individual:
THe number of people in Tommie's family
Fourteen- 2 parents and 12 kids
In 1634, the Ark and the Dove arrived in the Chesapeake Bay under Lord Baltimore's charter. This individual is known as the first free person of African descent living in Maryland. He was both African and European. As an indentured servant, he would later finish his service. As a freedman, he earned money by sailing and trading furs with Native Americans. Name this man:
Mathias de Sousa
By the end of the American Revolution, about 50,000 African Americans lived in the Northern Colonies. About how many lived in the Southern Colonies?
Several colonies took steps to abolish slavery in the late 1770s and early 1780s. This place, which was recognized as Americas fourteenth state in 1791, was among the first to prohibit slavery in 1777. Name this place.
This invention quickly increased the need for enslaved labor in the South and revolutionized the production process for cotton. The invention led to cotton being the most profitable cash crop in the history of the plantation system. Name this invention:
Cotton Gin
The name of the sibling who was faster than Tommie?
Sally
The West African Kingdoms of Ghana, Mali, and Songhai were rich kingdoms. This leader from the Kingdom of Mali from 1312-1337 is believed to be the richest person to ever live. Name this leader:
Mansa Musa
This Amendment to the Constitution forbids slavery in the United States, saying: Neither slavery nor involuntary servitude, except as a punishment for crime wherof the party shall have been legally convicted, shall exist within the Untied States, or any place subject to their jurisdiction.” Name this amendment:
13th Amendment
In March of 1660, this colony passed a law that made enslaved Africans “chattel” property. This allowed the tax on the sale of enslaved Africans. Name his colony:
Virginia
This individual is known as the first Black architect in the United States. He was the first Black student to enroll at the Massachusetts Institute of Technology and designed several buildings on different college campuses. Name this architect:
The state the Smith family migrated to
California
This black soldier served in Col. Fry’s regiment of the Revolutionary War and fought in the Battle of Bunker’s Hill. In 1775, Minutemen wrote a petition citing Poor’s heroism, and was described as “[Poor] behaved like an experienced offer, as well as an excellent officer, and set forth…[that he is] a brave & gallant Soldier”. Name this solider:
Salem Poor
his college in Pennsylvania became the nation’s first Historically Black College and University. Name the college:
Cheyney UNiversity of Pennslyvania
In 1791 Pierre L’Enfant, who planned the City of Washington, leased enslaved African Americans to clear the cities for this building which would later become home to the United States Congress. Name the building:
The Capital Building
The people who worked in the labor camps were called...
Sharecroppers