Transatlantic Slave Trade
T or F - Enslaved Africans had contracts just like indentured servants
False
"A big farm that grows cash crops and historically had enslaved people working there"
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Frederick Douglass, Harriet Tubman, William Lloyd Garrison, and Sojourner Truth are examples of...
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Abolitionists
The strategy used by plantation owners to make enslaved Africans seem like less-than-human beings is called.. (hint: also used towards Jewish people by the Nazis)
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The South / South-East
Which coast of Africa were the majority of enslaved people taken from?
West / Atlantic coast
"An advantage or special treatment that is only available to a certain person or group"
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Privilege
"A machine that helps separate cotton from the seeds inside the cotton balls. This made it a lot easier to pick large amount of cotton"
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Cotton gin
T or F - plantation owners would often force enslaved Africans to whip their fellow enslaved Africans.
True
During the time of slavery, the US South = most prosperous region with more millionaires per capita than any other region. This is an example of an _____ cause of slavery
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Economic
The exchange of people and goods between the Americas, Europe, and Africa was called...
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Triangle trade
"An event that took place in the past and still impacts modern-day laws, trends, behaviours, etc."
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Legacy
The person who monitored and controlled enslaved people when they were working in the fields is called..
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Overseer
This was a popular punishment if an enslaved person misbehaved or broke the rules
Getting whipped / whipping
This crop turned America into one of the strongest economies in the world
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Cotton
Raw materials were shipped from ____ to ____
North America - Europe
A more accurate word for a slave (that we are trying to use more) is...
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Enslaved person
Tobacco, cotton, and sugar are examples of...
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Cash crops
The policy where an enslaved African counted as 3/5ths of a white person was called.. (hint: two words)
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3/5ths Compromise
Why was it harder for an enslaved person to run away than for an indentured servant?
Black vs. white skin
What was shipped from Europe to Africa? (generally, not specific examples)
Manufactured goods
Europeans who came over to the U.S. to work on farms were called...
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Indentured Servants
This was the first English settlement in the U.S.
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Jamestown
Enslaved people not being allowed to own property, get educated, socialize without permission, etc. are examples of (hint: two words)
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Slave codes
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Immune systems