Historical Context
What oppressive system were African Americans under?
What is slavery.
Who initially colonized Louisiana?
What is France.
What sparked the beginning of the end of Congo Square?
What is the opening of a larger Tremé market.
What is Congo Square used for today?
What is musical and cultural events.
Where did slaves work?
What is on cotton and sugar plantations.
What was the initial use of Congo Square?
Enslaved people sold their goods
What two things were Congo Square used for after the dancing and markets began?
What is a white-only circus/a place for neighborhood kids to play raquette.
What were the two religions present in Congo Square?
Voodoo and Christianity/Catholicism.
What two countries colonized Louisiana during the 1700-1800?
What is France and Spain.
Name three laws French colonizers dictated in terms of enslavement
What is
-Enslavers were required to baptize their slaves in the Catholic Church
-Give them Sundays and religious holidays off for worship.
-Didn’t allow severe forms of punishment
-Didn't allow the separation of families
-Allowed enslaved people to marry
-Enslavers couldn’t free their slaves without a Superior Council’s permission and couldn’t be given without “extraordinary reason” eg. generosity wasn’t a valid reason
-Slaves couldn't own property,
-Slaves couldn't gather in groups
-Slaves couldn't conduct trade
What happened in 1850?
Congo Square became generally known as Congo Square, even though it'd been called 'Congo Square' or 'Congo Plains' by enslaved and free people of color before them.
Who called Congo Square the birthplace of Jazz?
Who is Jelly Roll.
What type of slavery were Africans in during the Trans-Atlantic slave trade AND define it?
What is chattel slavery, meaning a person owns another person as property.
What was Congo Squares first name?
What is ‘Place des Nègres’.
What was Congo's Square origin?
What is (near) a spot that Native Americans considered holy and would use to celebrate their corn harvests.
What sparked the Trans-Atlantic slave trade?
What is Portugal and Spain's discovery of sugar plantations in Brazil and the need for laborers.
What two places were Congo Square located near?
What is a hospital for the destitute and a cemetery
What two things happened to Congo Square in 'recent' years
What is Congo Square was redesigned and listed in the National Register of Historic Places.
What essential component of jazz did Congo Square create?
What is the habanera rhythm (a lively three-beat rhythm).