Maafa
What does Maafa means?
Tragedy
Which two groups of states fought in the civil war?
The northern and the southern states.
Where did the civil rights movement mostly take place?
In the southern states.
What was the Jim Crow Laws?
The Jim Crow laws were a series of state and local laws that ensured the of white and black American people in all public services.
What year did Obama become president?
2008
What was the name of the international trade that the transatlantic slave trade was a part of?
The Atlantic triangular slave trade
Between which years did the civil war take place?
Between 1861-1865.
Who is said to be the mother of the civil rights movement?
Rosa Parks
Which mayor white organisation supported the Jim Crow Laws?
The KKK
Name one of the failures of Obamas presidency
Environmental legislation
or
Loss of Democratic control of the House of Representatives in 2010
What percent of slaves died during the voyage to America?
Around 10%
What was the main reason for the civil war?
The southern states wanted to maintain slavery while the northern states wanted it to stop.
The Civil Rights Movement was a worldwide campaign that took place when?
between 1950 and 1980
What stopped the Jim Crow Laws?
The Civil Rights Act of 1964
What was so special about Obama becoming president?
He was the first black president.
What was the name of the slave ship that in 1839 transported about 50 slaves from Havana til Puerto Principe i Cuba?
La Amistad
Which president was very outspoken against slavery?
Abraham Lincoln.
Who was the president in 1961-1963?
John F Kennedy
What was "Jim Crow Etiquette"?
This was a set of social norms which were not law, but which the idea of inequality between the races.
What did Obama call for during his presidency?
it was a call for a change in the direction and the tone of the country.
The slaves on La Amistad managed to free themselves and took control of the ship. They demanded to be taken back to Africa, but the ship sailed to where?
Long Island, New York.
How does the Gettysburg Adress start?
Fourscore and seven years ago our fathers brought forth, on this continent, a new nation, conceived in liberty, and dedicated to the proposition that all men are created equal.
What was the name of the law that made racial discrimination illegal?
The Civil Rights Act of 1964
What was the motto of the Jim Crow Laws?
Separate but equal
Where was Obama a senator before he became president?
The State of Illinois