Black Americans in Early America

The Revolutionary War

100

Black colonists who were not enslaved were called this.

Free Blacks 

200

The term for those who supported the British in the American Revolution.

Loyalists

300

Those who supported the colonists in the American Revolution. 

Patriots 

400

This region of the U.S. had the largest number of free black communities.

South 

500

For enslaved people this was an incentive to join the American Revolution.

They were promised freedom

Slavery and the Constitution

100

Before the writing of the Constitution, the Declaration of Independence was the nation's founding document. Which future President and slaveholder authored this document?

Thomas Jefferson

200

In his first version of this document, King George of England was accused of treating colonists as if they were slaves. 

Declaration of Independence

300

For many of the Framer's this was a more important task than addressing slavery.

Creating a unified nation

400

This compromise at the Constitutional Convention determined that slaves would be counted as a portion of the population.

3/5 Compromise 

500

One of the compromises made at the Constitutional Convention was to table the discussion of this, which was eventually outlawed in 1808.

The importation of slaves into the U.S. 

Life of an Enslaved Person

100

The work of an enslaved person was managed by this person.

Overseer

200

The use of phrases such as "buck" are an example of this aspect of the master/slave relationship.

Dehumanization 

300

This wedding tradition included leaping over this cleaning object.

Jumping the Broom 

400

Enslaved people were often given food on a monthly basis and clothing on a yearly basis. This conservation of resources is called what?

Rationing 

500

This is the term used to describe the sale of enslaved people within the U.S. 

Domestic Slave Trade 

Frederick Douglass

100

Douglass lived with this person as a child.

Grandmother

200

Douglass believed this to be the pathway to freedom.

Education 

300

This person taught Douglass his ABCs

His master's wife

400

In which state was Douglass enslaved?

Maryland

500

Douglass witnessed this person being punished regularly.

His aunt 

Resistance to Enslavement

100

A form of resisted that included masked messages between enslaved people.

Coded Language

200

This man's rebellion led to the death of over 50 people and resulted in his execution.

Nat Turner

300

Faking illness was an example of this type of resistance.

Covert

400

Running away is an example of this type of resistance.

Direct/Overt 

500

These were often passed in response to slave rebellions.

Slave Codes