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This individual was an abolitionist in Boston and fought at the Battle of Bunker Hill in 1775. He argued for education rights for African American children while arguing for free blacks to return to Africa. He is considered the founder of “Black Freemasonry.” Name this soldier, abolitionist, and advocate:
Prince Hall
The African American experience began in Africa; however, the history of African Americans in the United States began when a Dutch ship arrived in Jamestown, Virginia, in 1619. This ship’s captain exchanged his cargo of Africans for food. How many Africans were exchanged for this food?
20
The African American experience began in Africa; however, the history of African Americans in the United States began when a Dutch ship arrived in Jamestown, Virginia, in 1619. This ship’s captain exchanged his cargo of Africans for food. How many Africans were exchanged for this food?
Timbuktu
This term is used to describe the spreading of African people from their national, local, and tribal locals in Africa to other parts of the world. Identify the term:
This invention quickly increased the need for enslaved labor in the South and revolutionized the production process for cotton. The invention led to cotton being the most profitable cash crop in the history of the plantation system. Name this invention:
Cotton Gin
This incredible individual was born into slavery in 1748. During the American Revolution, he received permission to enlist in the Marquis de Lafayette’s French allied units. He did not just enlist as a regular soldier; he became a spy. He was a double agent who pretended to work for the British but really worked for the Americans. He learned important details about British plans and even told General George Washington about Lord Cornwallis’s move to Yorktown. Name this American Revolutionary soldier and spy:
TDuring enslavement, men who had superior physical ability could make money for their owners by participating in professional sports. One sport, bare-knuckle boxing, was done in a gladiator style. This individual leveraged his value as a bare-knuckle boxer to gain his freedom. After winning a championship match against a plantation rival, this athlete was granted his freedom, along with the sum of $500. Shortly afterward, he moved to England to become a professional boxer in London. Who was this championship fighter:
Tom Molineaux
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1808
Many enslaved black people who fled to Canada to escape slavery arrived in this town, on the Niagara River, across from Buffalo, New York. It is estimated that several thousand African Americans escaped to this town. Many blacks found work in this town in the lumber, shipping, and farming industry. Name this town in Canada.
Fort Erie, Canada
Formed in May of 1775, this regiment became known as the first Black battalion in US military history. Even though there were Native Americans and white men in the regiment, it was called the “Black Regiment” because of the large number of Black soldiers in its ranks. Name this regiment
The First Rhode Island Regiment
Born in Maryland in 1731, this individual knew several languages and became the first black civilian employee of the United States Government. He published an almanac and had several impressive builds, like the wooden clock. Name this individual:
This enslaved runaway was among the first to die in the American Revolution. During the Boston Massacre on March 5, 1770, the British troops fired into a crowd in Boston. Killed by British gunfire, this individual serves as a reminder that America began with many different patriots. Name this patriot who was killed during the Boston Massacre:
TThis abolitionist and feminist attended conferences and gave speeches to fight against slavery and for woman’s rights. In 1852, she attended and spoke at the National Woman Suffrage Convention in Akron, Ohio. In her speech she said “Look at Me! Look at my arm! I have ploughed and planted, and gathered into barns, and no man could head me! And ain’t I a woman? I could work as much and eat as much as a man – when I could get it- and bear the lash as well! And ain’t I a woman? I have borne thirteen children, and seen most all sold off to slavery, and when I cried out with my mother’s grief, none but Jesus heard me! And ain’t I a woman?” Name this incredibly abolitionist and feminist:
Sojourner Truth
During the French and Indian War, many black men fought for the British army. During the American Revolution, black men fought as both patriots and loyalists. About how many black men fought and died during the American Revolution?
5000
n 1773, Jean Baptists Pointe Du Sable, a black man from Haiti, was the first merchant and the first settler in this area. He set up a trading business near Lake Michigan. IN 1833, it had 200 residents and became a village. It is now America’s third largest city.
Chicago
After loading enslaved Africans on the Atlantic coast of Africa, ships from different ports in England and France sailed directly to the Americas. Once there, they sold the enslaved people who had survived the Atlantic Ocean. What was this terrible two-month journey and crossing called?
This individual is known as the first Black architect in the United States. He was the first Black student to enroll at the Massachusetts Institute of Technology and designed several buildings on different college campuses. Name this architect:
In 1857, this U.S. Supreme Court decision ruled that the United States Constitution was not meant to include citizenship for people of African descent, regardless of whether they were enslaved or free. The rights and privileges that the Constitution provides to American citizens do not apply to them. Name this court Case:
Dred Scott v. Sanford
In 1634, the Ark and the Dove arrived in the Chesapeake Bay under Lord Baltimore's charter. This individual is known as the first free person of African descent living in Maryland. He was both African and European. As an indentured servant, he would later finish his service. As a freedman, he earned money by sailing and trading furs with Native Americans. Name this man:
Mathias de Sousa
By the end of the American Revolution, about 50,000 African Americans lived in the Northern Colonies. About how many lived in the Southern Colonies?
Several colonies took steps to abolish slavery in the late 1770s and early 1780s. This place, which was recognized as Americas fourteenth state in 1791, was among the first to prohibit slavery in 1777. Name this place.
Title of Frederick Douglass Independence Day speech
WHat to the Slave is the Fourth of July
The West African Kingdoms of Ghana, Mali, and Songhai were rich kingdoms. This leader from the Kingdom of Mali from 1312-1337 is believed to be the richest person to ever live. Name this leader:
Mansa Musa
Year Frederick Douglass was invited by the Ladies Anti-Slavery Society of Rochester to give a speech.
1852
In 1791 Pierre L’Enfant, who planned the City of Washington, leased enslaved African Americans to clear the cities for this building which would later become home to the United States Congress. Name the building:
American Anti-Slavery Society