Virgin Islands' Culture
Name two traditional foods popular in Virgin Islands culture.
What is Fungi & Fish and Johnny Cake
what part of the BVI was Nottingham Estate located?
What is Long Look , East End.
What is maritime marronage?
What is escaping via water to gain freedom?
What were the punishments for enslaved persons caught attempting to escape?
What is flogging, branding, or execution?
Who was Arthur Hodge?
What is a British plantation owner convicted of murder in the Virgin Islands?
What role did dance and music play for the enslaved despite laws restricting their practice?
What is cultural expression, resilience, and maintaining traditions?
when was NE Found.
What is 1776 Established by freed Africans purchasing freedom and land?
Why was the Virgin Islands’ enslaved code of 1783 so restrictive?
What is to limit resistance and control movement of the enslaved?
Why were enslaved persons rewarded for informing on conspirators?
What is to discourage rebellion and maintain control?
What made the Arthur Hodge case significant in the history of enslaved rights?
What is it was one of the few cases where an enslaver was held legally accountable for killing an enslaved person?
What is the VI traditional dance?
what is called the quadrille?
What economic activities were practiced by those living in Nottingham Estate?
What is farming, trade, and skilled labor?
Name one form of resistance besides physical rebellion
What is work slowdowns?)
Challenges and Dangers of Maritime Escape
What is Navigation Dangers, etc
What was the final verdict in the Arthur Hodge case?
What is guilty, resulting in his execution?
What language influences can be found in Virgin Islands dialect today?
What is African, Creole, English, and Dutch influences?
How did the village shape the identity of free Afro-Caribbean communities?
What is by fostering autonomy and self-governance?
What were some secret methods enslaved persons used to communicate resistance plans?
What is coded songs, symbols, and oral networks?
Where did the enslave go when they tried to escape?
What is PR?
Why was the case considered controversial at the time?
What is because enslavers were rarely prosecuted for crimes against enslaved persons?
The string instruments in fungi music were?
What is the the ukulele, banjo, and box guitar?
What challenges did the Free Village face in maintaining its independence?
What is opposition from plantation owners, limited resources, and threats to land ownership?
How did cultural practices serve as subtle acts of defiance
What is maintaining traditions, spiritual rituals, and storytelling?
What strategies did European authorities use to prevent enslaved uprisings?
What is passing restrictive laws, increasing surveillance, and using informants?
How did the case influence perceptions of justice in slave societies?
What is it highlighted the harsh realities of enslaved persons and questioned legal protections?