Termonology
The name for the invention that allowed the plantation owners to make huge profits
cotton gin
Who was the rebel leader from Haiti who started a rebellion that eventually led to the Louisiana Purchase?
Toussiant L'ouverture
The purchase of land from the French made by President Thomas Jefferson that more than doubled the size of the United States.
Louisiana Purchase
What was the name of the slave ship where the captives revolted and when captured, the slaves sued for freedom and won
Amistad
Emotional songs often expressing religious beliefs that were a common feature of slave religion in the South.
Spirituals
Who was the inventor of the cotton gin?
Eli Whitney
The term for the resettlement of black people in Africa
colonization
Who was the runaway slave who personally helped over 300 other slaves escape to freedom through the underground railroad.
Harriet Tubman
What state was purchased from Spain to prevent runaway slaves from having a foreign country to escape to?
Florida
What were the 2 ways slaves got their freedom?
1. Purchased it
2. Ran away
What was the name of the colony the U.S. established on the west coast of Africa for the purpose of resettling African Americans?
Liberia
What was the main overarching conclusion we could make from reading the runaway slave ads.
Slavery was a cruel system that many slaves wanted to be free from
The term used for any time prior to the Civil War
Antebellum
Who was the leader responsible for what is considered the deadliest (or bloodiest) slave revolt who believed he was chosen by God to kill white slave owners?
Nat Turner
In which area did more than 50% of Free Blacks live?
The South
What was the reason for the failure of Gabriel's Rebellion?
2 members of the conspiracy betrayed the cause by informing their masters after being spooked by a thunderstorm.
Who was the African American who accompanied Lewis and Clark on their expedition as Clarkâs slave and served as the interpreter and negotiator with the Native Americans.
York
Who is an example of the Reverse Underground Railroad and wrote the book 12 Years A Slave?
Solomon Northup
The term for teaching someone a new skill by allowing them to work closely with an experienced worker
apprenticeship
Who was the African American who had purchased his freedom after winning the lottery and eventually executed for being the leader of a rumored slave revolt?
Denmark Vesey
In which area did Free Blacks have a more difficult time earning a living due to increased competition from immigrants?
The North
What was the reason for the forced increase in the slave population in the U.S. and the main cause of families being split up?
What was the name of the Native American group in Florida who welcomed runaway slaves?
Seminoles
Who was the African American who established an important pass through the Sierra Nevadas to California and later became chief of the Crow people known as Morning Star.
James Beckwourth
The term for the secret religious meetings held by slaves
Invisible Churches
Who was the biblical character that many slaves identified with because of his leading people out of slavery?
Moses
Where was the number 1 destination for runaway slaves of the underground railroad?
Why was it the #1 destination?
Canada
Free country - no extradition
From our discussion of the Underground Railroad, name the 2 times slaves were most likely to run away and why.
1. Saturday night
2. Christmas time or Harvest
Because White owners were distracted with other things
An opponent of slavery and conductor of the Underground Railroad who frequently hid runaway slaves in his home in Newport Indiana, helping over 2,000 escape to freedom.
Levi Coffin
What was the response of White government officials after a slave rebellion took place or was found out about?
The creation of new, stricter, laws restricting the lives of Free Blacks and slaves.