Basic Info
When do we celebrate BHM in U.S?
Every February
What was the movement and selling of slaves from 3 continents called?
Triangular Trade or Transatlantic Trade
Who was the main conductor on the Underground Railroad who helped enslaved people escape to freedom?
Harriet Tubman
Auction
At the auction, who was most valuable?
Men aged 15-25
Why do we celebrate BHM?
To celebrate the triumps and successes of the black community
True or False?
1. African people were stolen or sold from their tribes in Africa.
2. African people weren't chained together and only walked for 5 minutes ships on the coast.
1. True
2. False
In 1849 ____________ worked out a plan with northern abolitionists and had himself shipped in a wooden box from Virginia to Pennsylvania.
Henry Box Brown
_________ is the movement of goods (people, animals, or things) carried on a ship or a plane.
Cargo
Slave quarters
Besides the U.S, where is BHM celebrated?
Canada, UK, and Australia
What was the name of the forced ship journey that Africans took across the Atlantic Ocean to be sold in other countries?
Midlde Passage
________________ was an African American woman who escaped slavery and is best known for her speech "Aint I a Woman?"
Sojourner Truth
_____________ means to get rid of.
Abolish
Church and religion became a positive outlet for slaves, what were the religious songs they sang called?
Spirituals
Who created BHM and when?
Carter Woodson, 1926
True or False?
1. The Middle Passage went from India to U.S to Canada.
2. People were given enough food, water, and space on the ships.
3. Families were separated on the ships.
4. People were chained together.
1. False
2. False
3. True
4. True
______________ was a formerly enslaved African American man who purchased his freedom. He planned a massive slave uprising in South Carolina but it was betrayed and he was arrested/executed for it.
Denmark Vesey
___________ is the enforced separation of races
Segregation
What is the difference between field slaves and house slaves?
Field slaves worked in the fields and house slaves worked in the house
Why do we celebrate BHM in February in the U.S?
2 famous abolitionists were born in February: Abraham Lincoln and Frederick Douglass
How long did the Middle Passage take?
3 months
What was Harriet Tubman's slave name?
Araminta Ross
____________ means morally wrong and unacceptable behavior.
Unethical
Who were the people supervising the slaves during their work?
Over-seers