Prominent Men
This person led a 2-day rebellion in which 60 ppl were killed with axes, hatchets, and knives in the summer of 1831, and was executed by hanging on November 11, 1831, because of his role in the rebellion.
Nat Turner
This woman served as a spy and nurse for the Union army and was a conductor of the Underground Railroad. She made 17 trips North to take enslaved people to freedom.
Harriet Tubman
This act made it nationally illegal for an enslaved person to leave their position. If they left their position, they’d have to be returned to their slave owner. If you were an accessory to their escape, you were fined $500 (now worth around $16,000)
Fugitive Slave Act
This system forcibly transported millions of Africans to the Americas between the 16th and 19th centuries, contributing to racial inequality and economic growth in European colonies.
The Transatlantic Slave Trade
This person
Purchased his wife Lucy’s freedom in 1817
Purchased his own freedom in 1819
Purchased the freedom of 14 other family members (currently, this would cost around $14k)
Purchased land, built, and established New Philadelphia, Illinois
“Free Frank” McWhorter
This woman was the property of Martha, George Washington’s 1st wife. She disappeared one night as an act of retaliation, eventually freeing herself. She even brought out her own autobiography.
Ona Judge
This regulation granted citizenship to all persons born or naturalized in the U.S., including formerly enslaved people. It also guaranteed equal protection under the law and due process for all citizens, aiming to protect the rights of African Americans
14th Amendment
This event, occurring on March 5, 1770, involved British soldiers opening fire on a crowd of colonists, killing five and sparking anti-British sentiment.
The Boston Massacre
The first victim of the Boston Massacre.
Crispus Attucks
This woman ran away from her enslaver and was unfortunately caught in Cincinnati in 1856 under the Fugitive Slave Act of 1850. She killed her 2 y/o daughter so that her daughter would be spared from the horrors of slavery.
This tragic story served as the basis for Toni Morrison’s novel Beloved.
Margaret Garner
Describe the 15th Amendment
The 15th Amendment prohibited denying the right to vote based on race, color, or previous condition of servitude, ensuring African American men could vote
This 1839 incident involved enslaved Africans aboard a Spanish slave ship who seized control and tried to sail back to Africa. This led to a Supreme Court case ruled that the enslaved individuals had been illegally captured and ordered their freedom.
The Amistad
Who was Olaudah Equiano? What was his significance? (list two things)
Wrote The Interesting Narrative of the Life of Olaudah Equiano (1789), a powerful autobiography detailing his experiences as an enslaved person and his eventual freedom.
His book was influential in raising awareness about the horrors of slavery
His life and writings provided a firsthand account of the Middle Passage and slavery, offering a rare and critical perspective during the 18th century.
This woman was present during the writing of the Constitution, and questioned the line “All men are created equal”.
She also wins a case where she fights for her freedom, and these cases set the scene for Massachusetts's laws regarding enslaved people’s freedom.
Elizabeth "Mumbet" Freeman
In this Supreme Court case, an enslaved man, sued for his freedom. The Court ruled that African Americans, free or enslaved, were not U.S. citizens and could not sue in federal court. It also stated Congress could not prohibit slavery in U.S. territories, escalating tensions over slavery and contributing to the Civil War
Enslaved Africans in WHICH country led a successful revolt against French colonial rule, eventually establishing the first independent Black republic in 1804.
Haiti
Who was Benjamin Banneker, and what was his significance (in terms of abolition and racial equality)?
He was a a free African American who advocated for racial equality and abolition, writing a famous letter to Thomas Jefferson challenging the hypocrisy of slavery in a nation founded on liberty.
This woman documented and exposed the widespread practice of lynching in the United States. Through her 1892 pamphlet "Southern Horrors: Lynch Law in All Its Phases", she brought national and international attention to the issue, challenging the myths used to justify lynching and advocating for justice and equality.
Ida B. Wells
A legal doctrine that mandated that children of enslaved mothers would inherit the legal status of their mothers. As such, children of enslaved women would be born into slavery.
Partus Sequitur Ventrem
This planned slave revolt in Virginia, led by an enslaved man (his name is in the answer!), aimed to seize the state capital of Richmond. The plot was discovered before it could be executed, leading to the execution of many enslaved conspirators, including the leader of the rebellion.
The Gabriel Prosser Rebellion