Middle Passage
How many voyages experienced some form of rebellion?
8 out of 10
What is the Underground Railroad?
A chain of safe houses that stretched from the American South to free states in the North
What was the most successful slave revolt in history?
The Haitian Revolution
What was the Fugitive Slave Act of 1850?
The act required that escaped slaves be returned to their owners, even if they were in a free state
When did the Civil War begin?
1861
What was the Middle Passage?
A sea voyage that brought enslaved Africans to the Americas
Which religious group were known for their abolitionist ideals?
Quakers
What was the deadliest revolt in American history?
Nat Turner's Rebellion
What was the Missouri Compromise?
Outlawed slavery north of the 36º 30' latitude line, and kept slavery legal below that line
When did the Civil War end?
1865
Name one voyage that experienced a violent revolt
The Amistad
The Marlborough
What is an abolitionist?
A person who fights to end slavery
What was the largest slave revolt in American history?
1811 Rebellion in Louisiana
What was the Kansas-Nebraska Act?
Repealed the Missouri Compromise, created two new states, and allowed for popular sovereignty
Name 3 states that belonged to the Confederacy
Texas, Arkansas, Louisiana, Tennessee, Mississippi, Alabama, Georgia, Florida, South Carolina, North Carolina and Virginia
What was the name for communities of people who escaped slavery?
Maroons
Who ran the Underground Railroad?
Ordinary people
Which revolt called for a war on Christians and resulted with a law banning enslaved people from owning firearms?
1712 revolt in New York City
What was the Dred Scott Decision?
Decision of the United States Supreme Court that held the U.S. Constitution did not extend American citizenship to people of black African descent
What is the significance of the 54th Massachusetts regiment?
It was the first black regiment recruited in the north
What were the 4 forms of resistance on the Middle Passage
Violent Revolt
Cultural Resistance
Suicide
Maroons
What were Vigilance Committees?
Protected escaped enslaved people from bounty hunters in New York and Philadelphia
Armed with guns, the rebels in this revolt marched south towards Spanish Florida, waving flags and beating drums. They killed overseers, and reluctant slaves were forced to join the company along the way
1739 rebellion in Stono, South Carolina
When was the Emancipation Proclamation given?
After the victory at the battle of Antietam, 1862
What is Juneteenth?
A day that celebrates when the last enslaved people in the US were freed