Indigenous Peoples and and Colonist Settlement
What is the difference between and OPEN question and a CLOSED question?
Open Question: Can't be answered with "yes", "no", or one word. Needs to be explained or discussed.
Closed Question: CAN be answered with "yes" or "no", or simple facts.
What are the names of the 3 regions of the original 13 colonies?
New England, Middle, Southern colony
Who was a famous Queen of the Kingdom of Ndongo?
Queen Nzinga Mbande
Define Resist
to try to stop something by taking action
Define Triangular trade
a three-part trade network that included the forced migration of African people to be enslaved in the Americas.
What were the 4 main motives for European countries colonizing north America?
God, Glory, Gold, and land/soldiers.
List the New England Colonies?
Connecticut, Rhode Island, Massachusetts, New Hampshire
What was the main idea of the laws passed in 1619?
Enslaved Africans would be treated like indentured servants. They could get their freedom after a period of time.
How did these parts of their culture help sustain enslaved Africans in the colonies?
Languages
Food
Music and Dance
Art and Poetry
Languages:
Pidgin languages helped enslaved Africans understand each other and sustain culture.
Food:
Eating food that was similar to what they ate in Africa helped sustain enslaved people in a new land.
Music and Dance:
Being able to make music and dance together helped build community among enslaved people.
Art and Poetry:
Sharing arts and crafts helped sustain enslaved Africans by building community and reminding them of home.
Define Sustain
to support something or someone and keep them going.
What are the 5 regions of north America associated with Indiginous cultures?
Southwest, Artic, Northwest, Eastern Woodlands, and the Plains.
List the Middle Colonies ?
New York, Pennsylvania, New Jersey, Delaware
What was the main idea of the law passed in 1640?
This trial was the first time race had been used as a reason for enslavement.
How did enslaved people resist during the Stono Rebellion?
A group of African soldiers who had been enslaved wanted to march to Florida to be free.
They took guns from a warehouse.
The leader, Cato, knew how to read and write.
They marched carrying a banner that said “Liberty.”
Define Diaspora
a group that is scattered around the world but shares a culture in common (such as language, holidays, foods, art, music).
Land mattered to the Powhatan because it gave them everything they needed to survive and thrive in their environment.
The Powhatan grew food and hunted on the land for food.
The Powhatan made homes and clothes from materials found on the land.
List the Southern Colonies?
Georgia, South Carolina, North Carolina, Virginia, Maryland
What was the main idea of the law passed in 1641?
This law defined what kind of slavery would be allowed in the Massachusetts Bay Colony.
How did enslaved people resist during the New York Slave revolt ?
A group of enslaved people met to plan a revolt.
They set fire to a building in the middle of town.
They attacked colonists who tried to put out the fire.
The enslaved people were captured and killed.
Define racism
the system that upholds power for white people and limits opportunities for others based on the color of their skin.
How did land matter to the British Colonists?
Land mattered to the colonists as a way to get rich. They intended to bring the wealth back to England.
Land did not matter to the colonists as a way to sustain themselves. They relied on supplies from England.
Instead of using the land for farming, colonists traded with the Powhatan for food.
List the 3 main types of labor:
Free Workers, Enslaved workers, indentured workers
What was the main idea of the law passed in 1662?
This law set the rules for slavery to be by birth. If a child was born to an enslaved mother, they would also be enslaved.
How did enslaved people resist during the Maroon Communities?
Some enslaved people tried to pass themselves off as free Black people in cities.
Some escaped to hide in the wilderness.
Some blended in with groups of Indigenous people.
The Black Seminoles were a blended community of Indigenous people and people who had escaped slavery.
the system that upholds power for white people and limits opportunities for others based on the color of their skin.