Vocab
the transatlantic journey that brought slaves to the Americas
middle passage
Which two colonies made up the Chesapeake region?
Virginia & Maryland
Where were slave codes first implemented in the Americas?
Virginia
Where did the notorious New England witch trials take place?
Salem
system that allowed an individual to acquire fifty acres of land if he paid for a laborer’s passage to the colony
headright system
What gender made up the majority of the Chesapeake region?
male
Which South Carolina rebellion was an example of slaves' anger at their treatment and permanent servitude?
Stono Rebellion
How many individuals were killed during the Salem Witch trials?
20
DOUBLE POINTS IF YOU INCLUDED 2 DOGS
English joint-stock company that enjoyed a state-granted monopoly on the colonial slave trade from 1672-1698
Royal African Company
What crop was easily farmed in the Chesapeake region?
tobacco
What were items given to indentured servants when their term was up?
freedom dues
How long did New Englanders typically live?
70 years/almost as long as present-day Americans
a slave language
DAILY DOUBLE
gullah
What was the largest social group of white Virginians?
small farmers
What was the uprising of approximately two dozen slaves that resulted in the deaths of nine whites & the brutal execution of twenty-one participating blacks?
New York slave revolt
Why did New England leaders block women from retaining separate property and inheriting their husband's estates?
Family unity
an agreement allowing unconverted offspring of church members to baptize their children
Half-Way Covenant
What type of labor could be found in the Chesapeake region during the late 1600s?
Indentured servitude
What made slaves and their children the property of their white masters for life?
slave codes
How did settlers justify taking Native American land?
Natives were "wasting" it