People
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.
Crispus Attucks
Between 1777 and 1778, several colonies moved towards abolishing slavery. Which colony was the first colony to prohibit slavery by including its mention and approving its state constitution in 1777?
Vermont
Juneteenth
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.
African Diaspora
The First Rhode Island Regiment
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
There were approximately 500,000 free blacks that lived in the US in 1860. MOst of them lived in highly industrialized urban centers and cities where were several job opportunities. Which city had the largest number of free blacks at the time?
Baltimore, Maryland
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?
5,000
Enslaved laborers participated in every stage of building construction, from the retrieval and transportation of stone to the construction of this Executive Mansion. This mansion would later become a prominent symbol of the United States. Name this building:
The White House
In 1829, David Walker wrote this pamphlet urging those enslaved to fight for their freedom. After the pamphlet was shared in the South, several states reacted with legislation prohibiting the circulation of abolitionist literature and forbidding enslaved persons to learn to read and write. What was the name of this pamphlet:
Appeal…to the Colored Citizens of the World (1829)
Of the nine sitting presidents who were slaveholders, only this president freed all of those he enslaved upon his death. Name him.
George Washington
In March of 1660, this colony passed a law that made enslaved Africans "chattel" property. This allowed tax on the sale of enslaved Africans. Name this colony:
Virginia
The Act of Prohibiting Importation of Slaves took effect in this year and established the United States federal law that required no new slaves were permitted to be imported into the United States. The law stopped the importation of enslaved persons, but it did nothing to stop the internal trade in states or between states. What year did the Act of Prohibiting Importation of Slaves take effect?
1808
This is the name given to individuals who rebelled against enslavement. They wrote and distributed books and pamphlets that described and pictured the horrific nature of enslavement. Some even traveled far and wide, speaking to any group of people that would listen. What is the name given to this group of people?
Abolitionist
The Capitol Building
The enslaved African sued for her freedom in 1655 and won. She claimed that her father was a free man and arranged her baptism as a Christian. She argued that she should be free. Name this indiviual.
Elizabeth Key
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
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?
400,000
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:
The Cotton Gin
American Anti-Slavery Society
Born in Charles County, Maryland, this individual was born into and later escaped slavery. He was sold as an enslaved person multiple times. Using the Unerground Railroad, he escaped to Canada in 1830. He wrote a book about his life that was published in 1849. Harriet Beecher Stowe included portions of his life in her book Uncle Tom's Cabin. Name this Marylander.
Josiah Henderson
In 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. Name it.
Chicago.
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, Virgina, in 1619. This ship's captain exchanged his cargo of Africans for food. How many Africans were exchanged for this food?
20
To provide financial support for the burial of relatives, rent, and several other purposes, this group gave aid to members of their Philadelphia community after it was established in 1821. They even provided aid to the sick. Name this Philadelphia society:
Daughters of Africa's Society
This bill was signed into law in September of 1850 by President Millard Fillmore. The law required the return of runaway enslaved blacks to enslavers and denied fugitive enslaved blacks a trial by jury or the right to testify on their own behalf. Those who could be suspected of being a runaway could be arrested without a warrant and turned over to an individual. Name this law:
Fugitive Slave Law of 1850