Unit 1
This term refers to the global spread of African people through slavery and migration.
What is the African Diaspora?
This brutal three-part trade system trafficked over 12 million Africans over 350 years.
What is the Transatlantic Slave Trade?
This amendment ended slavery—except as punishment for a crime.
What is the 13th Amendment?
This discriminatory housing policy denied loans to Black families and created lasting wealth gaps.
What is redlining?
The transatlantic slave trade began in the late 1400s. Which century was that?
What is the 15th century?
This powerful woman ruler of Ndongo-Matamba resisted Portuguese colonization.
Who is Queen Njinga?
Only about 5% of enslaved Africans were brought directly to this country.
What is the United States?
These discriminatory laws restricted the rights of newly freed Black people after slavery.
What are Black Codes?
This post-WWII policy gave benefits to white veterans but often excluded Black veterans.
What is the GI Bill?
The U.S. Civil War began in 1861. Which century is that?
What is the 19th century?
This term refers to the mixture of religious traditions such as Islam and African beliefs.
What is religious syncretism?
This famous Underground Railroad conductor led about 80 enslaved people to freedom.
Who is Harriet Tubman?
This 1877 agreement ended Reconstruction and pulled federal troops from the South.
What is the Compromise of 1877?
This political party provided free breakfast, medical care, and advocated armed self-defense.
What is the Black Panther Party?
Mansa Musa ruled Mali in the 1300s. Which century was that?
What is the 14th century?
These _______-speaking people migrated across Africa, spreading farming and ironworking.
Who are the Bantu?
This 17th-century law stated a child’s status followed the status of their mother.
What is partus sequitur ventrem?
This federal agency helped formerly enslaved people with food, education, and jobs.
What is the Freedmen’s Bureau?
This activist was assassinated by the FBI in Chicago in 1969.
Who is Fred Hampton?
The Haitian Revolution began in 1791. Name that century.
What is the 18th century?
This West African civilization is known for its terracotta sculptures and early ironwork technology.
What is the Nok civilization?
This Caribbean revolution created the first Black republic and inspired revolts across the Americas.
What is the Haitian Revolution?
This system replaced slavery with exploitative labor contracts and cycles of debt.
What is sharecropping (or tenant farming)?
These Afrocentric cultural movements inspired pride and the push for ethnic studies.
What is Black is Beautiful?
African kingdoms like Ghana and Mali thrived during this century in the 1200s.
What is the 13th century?