Domestic Slave Trade
Who is Frederick Douglass?
In 1739, this slave rebellion in South Carolina resulted in 20 deaths and ended up with increased repression of slaves.
What is the Stono Rebellion?
This was the system of forced labor that enslaved Africans and their descendants in the U.S. for over 200 years.
What is slavery?
This West African empire, flourishing from the 13th to 16th century, was known for its wealth, especially in gold, and its legendary ruler Mansa Musa. Which empire was this?
What is the Mali Empire?
This slave led a revolt in Haiti which was successful and established the first independent black republic in the Western Hemisphere.
Who is Toussaint L 'Ouverture?
This 1955 event began after Rosa Parks refused to give up her seat on a bus.
What is the Montgomery Bus Boycott?
This enslaved woman became an abolitionish after escaping from slavery in 1826. She had a famous speech for woman rights and against slavery.
He led a famous 1831 slave rebellion in Virginia.
Who is Nat Turner?
Before the Mali Empire this kingdom was super rich and had tons of salt and gold. They were pretty early to the party of African Empires. Which empire was this?
What is the Ghana Empire?
This document in 1776 declared the American colonies' independence from Britain and showed Enlightenment ideals about liberty and the rights of individuals.
What is the Declaration of Independence?
This civil rights group, founded in 1909, challenged segregation laws in court.
What is the NAACP?
This event took place in Boston, 1770, British soldiers killed five colonists and became a rallying point for American independence.
What is the Boston Massacre?
This executive order by Abraham Lincoln freed slaves in Confederate states.
What is the Emancipation Proclamation?
There was a ruler of the Mali Empire who traveled to Mecca in 134 and grave out so much gold that he ruined the economy in Cario. Who is he?
Who is Mansa Musa?
Rebellion in Virginia that was lead by an enslaved preacher which resulted in 50 casualties and ended up with slaves having to deal with more punishing laws.
What is Nat Turner's Rebellion?
The 1965 march from Selma to Montgomery was to demand this.
What are voting rights?
The document in 1787 to form a new government in the United States also had a provision that would allow the continuation of slavery in the southern states.
What is the U.S. Constitution?
This amendment to the Constitution officially abolished slavery in the United States.
What is the 13th Amendment?
This culture and intellectual center in Mali had scholars from all over travel to it. What is this place?
What is Timbuktu?
This French Revolution era event in 1789 signaled the end of the monarchy and the rise of republican ideals in France, inspiring similar movements across Europe.
What is the French Revolution?
This landmark 1964 legislation outlawed segregation in public places and banned employment discrimination.
What is the Civil Rights Act of 1964?
This 1829 work was written by David Walker and called for enslaved people to fight for their freedom and disliked the hypocrisy that a nation which is supposed to be free has slavery.
The route used by enslaved people to escape to freedom in the North.
What is the Underground Railroad?
This series of trade routes helped the Mali, Ghana, and Songhai empires obtain wealth and power through trading gold, salt, and other items.
What are the trans-Saharan trade routes?
There was a law passed in 1807 Britain to end the slave trade, so it was illegal to transport slaves.
What is the Abolition of the Slave Trade Act?