Origins of slavery
In what year did the first enslaved Africans arrive in Virginia?
1619
What kind of work did most enslaved people do?
Agricultural labor (especially on plantations)
Who led a famous slave revolt in Virginia in 1831?
Nat Turner
What was the Underground Railroad?
A secret network of people and safe houses that helped slaves escape.
What crop’s demand led to a rise in slavery in the Americas?
Sugar
What is chattel slavery?
A system where people are treated as property that can be bought and sold.
What was a common form of everyday resistance by enslaved people?
Working slowly, breaking tools, or pretending to be sick
What newspaper did Frederick Douglass publish?
The North Star
What was the triangular trade?
A trade system between Europe, Africa, and the Americas involving slaves, raw materials, and goods.
What were slave codes?
Laws that restricted the rights of enslaved people and controlled their behavior.
What was the Stono Rebellion?
A 1739 slave uprising in South Carolina
What famous document did Abraham Lincoln issue in 1863?
The Emancipation Proclamation
What was the Middle Passage?
The brutal sea journey enslaved Africans took to the Americas.
What role did religion sometimes play in slavery?
It was used both to justify slavery and as a source of hope for enslaved people.
What happened to most slave rebellions?
They were crushed quickly and harshly punished.
Who was William Lloyd Garrison?
A white abolitionist who published The Liberator newspaper
Which European countries were heavily involved in the Atlantic Slave Trade?
Britain, Portugal, Spain, France, and the Netherlands
What punishment could slaves face for trying to escape?
Whipping, branding, mutilation, or death
What African American woman helped many slaves escape on the Underground Railroad?
Harriet Tubman
What year was slavery officially abolished in the United States?
1865 (with the 13th Amendment)