Slave Trade
Slave Life
Southern Life
Rebellion
Slave Life 2
100

What is the word for the scattering of Africans across the globe?

African Diaspora

100
Name the two main kinds of slaves on a plantations
Field Slaves and House Slaves
100
Name the two main social statuses of whites in the south.
1. Yeoman 2. Planters
100
Give one way a slave would "rebel" against their master.
1. worked slowly 2. pretended to be ill 3. run away
100
Describe the living conditions of field slaves in the south.
1. lived in cabins that were poorly made with dirt floors 2. wore coarse clothing made from scraps 3. had few furnishings, slept on the ground 4. sometimes planted gardens for extra food
200
What is the name of the explorer that came up with the decision to import slaves from Africa?
De Las Casas
200
What kind of work did some slaves do in the urban areas of the south? (name 2)
shipyards, mills, blacksmith, domestic service
200
Name 3 important characteristics of the planter in southern society.
1. Wealthy white slave owners 2. Political leaders 3. In charge of the crops/agriculture 4. Arranged the marriages of their children 5. The wife was in charge of the home
200
Where violent slave revolts a common practice in the south?
No
300
The voyage slaves took across the Atlantic was called the...
Middle Passage
300
Why did slaves use folktales and spirituals?
1. The could not write down their histories 2. Gave them a form of expression and hope
300
Name 2 ways African Americans could be set free in the south.
1. Their masters could set them free 2. They were set free in a will 3. They were soldiers 4. They bought their freedom from their masters
300
The most violent slave rebellion is known as?
The Nat Turner Rebellion
300
Name the two ways slaves were bought and sold.
1. by auction 2. kidnapped and illegally sold
400
What was the leading cause of death of the Native American population in the Americas?
Disease brought by the Europeans
400
What did many whites in the south believe God said about their position?
They believed God said they were superior to anyone who had dark skin.
400
Name 2 characteristics of a yeoman
1. White farmer who owned some land 2. Had few to no slaves 3. Worked on the fields with their slaves
400
Name 2 men known to have either attempted a slave rebellion or actually executed a rebellion.
1. Nat Turner 2. Gabriel Prosser 3. Denmark Vesey
400
Name three ways slaves were sometimes punished.
1. flogged 2. put in stocks 3. put in a "dungeon" 4. had iron collars put on 5. branded
500
Name two reasons why Europeans decided to import slaves from Africa
1. Native Americans died from diseases 2. Africans were already immune from illness
500
Slaves laws claimed that slaves were considered what, and their masters were free to do what?
Slaves were considered property, their owners could treat them however they wished. If a slave died during punishment, the owner would not be charged with a crime.
500
What two things did slave codes prohibit?
1. traveling 2. education
500
The Nat Turner rebellion left how many white people dead and how many innocent slaves? What happened to Nat Turner?
1. 60 whites and 100 slaves 2. He hid for 6 weeks, was found and executed
500
Name 3 ways that free African Americans were discriminated against at the time.
1. couldn't vote 2. couldn't travel 3. couldn't hold certain jobs 4. needed a white "escort" to conduct business 5. were told where to live
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