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This was a role Africans played in America that helped the Spanish conquer new land.
conquistadors
This famous court case was influenced by many Slave Codes in the American colonies.
Dred Scott v Sanford
This is a modern term many black people in the US use for self identification in terms of race or ethnicity.
African American
"THEREFORE IT IS YOUR SOLEMN AND IMPERATIVE DUTY TO USE EVERY MEANS, BOTH MORAL, INTELLECTUAL, AND PHYSICAL THAT PROMISES SUCCESS.”
This quote was used by abolitionists to...
Inspire enslaved people to resist enslavement.
This day celebrates the end of enslavement in the US after the Civil War.
Juneteenth
Ladinos.
This famous rebellion led to the creation of Slave Codes like in the colony of South Carolina.
This revolution inspired many other revolts and rebellions against enslavement across the Americas and Caribbean
The Haitian Revolution
Explain the geography of a Maroon community.
Places that are hard to reach and hidden. Usage of forests, remote islands, and mountains.
Pictures of African American leaders like Harriet Tubman were remixed in recent years for this purpose.
promote the legacy of leaders, educate people on their achievements, celebrate black history.
Why was West Africa a region in which enslaved Africans were traded?
This was a reason enslaved people sang songs while working on plantations.
Keep pace of their work, commiserate their enslavement, or to deliver information about resistance.
What was barrier for free Black women in the north prior to the Civil War?
limited job opportunities and access to education
Identify three countries discussed as possible locations of emigration for enslaved African Americans.
Liberia, Canada, Mexico, Haiti
This was an internal struggle of many members like Harriet Tubman in the underground railroad when debating escape.
Leaving friends, loved ones or family behind.
Africans established these types of communities in order to escape enslavement.
Maroon
Why did abolitionists publish written works about the live of enslaved people?
To promote abolishing slavery and expose people to the harsh realities of slavery.
Fort Mose in Florida inspired the Stono Rebellion because it offered..
The chance to escape enslavement, as it was controlled by the Spanish, not the American colonies.
This was a famous newspaper that published abolitionist ideals prior to the Civil War.
The Liberator
These were methods used by women to resist sexual abuse by their masters
Infanticide, inducing abortions, running away
How did the growth of the cotton industry impact enslaved African American families?
Their value increased, resulting in the forced migration of families to the south to produce cotton.
Enslaved people who bore children followed the status of this family member.
Identify the three major revolts to enslavement we studied after the American Revolution in the US and Caribbean/
Nat Turners Rebellion
Louisiana Revolt
Creole Mutiny.
Advocates of radical resistance did not encourage this method of resistance.
persuasion through moral ideals.
General Order 3, issued on Juneteenth was historically significant because it . . .
Was the first time racial equity was defined by the US government.