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AFAS Quiz #2
Study Guide for AFAS 207 quiz #2
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Undergraduate 2
03/24/2009

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Christianity
Definition
+integral to african american culture
+gave enslaved peoples a sense of community
+Bluestone river= in Mecklenberg VA: first AA church
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Religious society of friends
Definition
+Also known as Quakers
+one of the first groups to be openly anti-slavery
+December 1775, quakers contributed to abolition of international slave trade. Placed a ban on bringing slaves to America
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Pennslyvannia Abolition society
Definition
+State with strongest anti-slavery sentiment
+Large quaker influence
+First meeting: April 1775
+Led by: anthony benzet, john woolman
+Ben Franklin = member
+inspired other pro-abolition societies
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Mauritania
Definition
+Located in Northern Africa
+Islamic
+Entirely encompassed by desert
+First contact 1445 when Portuguese set up trading center on Arguin Island
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Arabization
Definition
Started in 15th century when the Beni Hassan Arabs invaded and conquered Mauritania
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Zimbabwe
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Located in southern africa
currently extrememly impoverished
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Great Zimbabwe
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Trading center for the Shona peoples. Great civilization and had contact with europeans. FLourished between 12th and 15th centuries
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Pope Eugenius IV
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Crowned in 1431
Council of Bassel disposed of him as a heretic
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Pope Pius II
Definition
Part of oposition to Pope Eugenius IV
declared slavery Magnum Scleus
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Magnum Scleus
Definition
Pope Pius II declared slavery "Magnum Scleus" or an Enormous Crime. first time the catholic church spoke out against slavery
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Transatlantic Slave Trade
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Triangle Trade-slaves to americas,sugar/tobacco/cotton to Europe, textiles/rum/manufactured goods to Africa
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Middle Passage
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Enslaved Africans' journey across the atlantic. They were crammed into boats, disease and death rates were high.
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Hispaniola
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Occupies Haiti and Dominican Republic. First place Christopher Columbus "discovered" as the New World
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Juan de Cordoba
Definition
1502, he becomes the first identifiable merchant to sell a slave from africa into the New World
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Martin Luther
Definition
disagreed with Catholic church
nailed 95 thesis to the church door
translated the bible from latin to german
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Dutch West Indian Company
Definition
Founded in 1621 the company was granted a monopoly of the trade with the Americas and Africa and the Atlantic regions between them by the Netherlands
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Fort Orange
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Fur trading post on the Hudson erected in 1624 by Dutch West Indian company. Future site of Albany
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New Netherland
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17th century Dutch territory. It encompasses present day New York, New Jersey, Deleware, Connecticut,with small outposts of Pennslyvania and Rhode Island. Its capital was New Amsterdam located at southern tip of manhattan
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English Royal African Company
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Led by James, Duke of York. Enslavement company. Granted a monopoly of english slave trade by its charter in 1660
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Col. Nathaniel Bacon
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Englishman bought 2 areas of land in Jamestown VA. wanted to explore native american territories, and overthrew William Berkely to do so...except he died of a fever not long after and his rebellion failed.
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Jamestown VA
Definition
America's first colony sponsored by the Virginia Company of London
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Transportation Act/Piracy Act of 1718
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Standardized the process in which criminals were brought to the new world
*Merchants were paid to bring the criminals to the Americas, and the criminals were treated like slaves and chained to ships.
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Post Transportation Act Criminal Life
Definition
Criminals were sold as indentured servants. Their sentence was anywhere from 7 to 14 years. once they had enough money, they could pay for thier freedom
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Freed Indentured Servants
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around 90% of them stayed in maryland and virginia,only a few went back to england. After this ended after the American Revolution, england sent its criminals to Australia
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Mount Vernon Plantation
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Given to George Washington's grandfather in 1674,named after Edward Vernon, George inhereted the property at 11 years old after the death of his brother.
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George Washington's slaves
Definition
At 11 he recieved 10 slaves. When his plantation grew from 2000 acres to 8000, he had 315 slaves (3/4ths women) that ran his land. by the time he was 21 the plantation was split into 5 farms.
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Washington's slaves continued
Definition
Slaves lived on the farm they worked on. 2 families shared 1 cabin. In washington's will it said all slaves would be freed upon his wife's death.
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Stono Rebellion
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started with 20 coed slaves, met outside a store near the Stono river, Killed 2 shopkeepers and stole guns and powder
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Stono rebellion 2
Definition
After killing the shopkeepers, they killed 7 or 8 families. This rebellion grew into a march of about 60-100 slaves, some of which were taken by force. They killed 25 people in all.
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Stono Rebellion Repercussions
Definition
When slave owners caught up with the revolt, a battle broke out. Almost 20 owners died and 40 slaves. almost all slaves were recaptured and put back into slavery (except one who was on the run for 3 years)
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Stono Rebellion Repercussions 2
Definition
carolina law makers made harsher slave laws. Slaves could not grow thier own food, assemble in groups or learn to read
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Sam Adams
Definition
went to harvard, after a failed business attempt he went into politics full time. After Intolerable Acts were passed he became a prominent leader of the American Revolution
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American Revolution
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Started in Lexington, was american colonies struggle to distance themselves from British control
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Philis Wheatley
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Born in Gambia, Africa. Slave child taught to write by master and mistress. First african american poet to get published in america. also well versed in latin
her popularity helped her buy her own freedom
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Common Sense
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American Revolutionary pamphlet written by Thomas Paine
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Portugal
Definition
First European country to exploit africans (late 15th century)
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Pedro Alonso Nino (El Negro)
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Highly educated, one of the first black europeans to travel to new world with Chris Columbus. First explorer to reach trinidad. Helped establish permanent spanish/portuguese power in slave trade.
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Vasco de Gamma
Definition
Portuguese exlporer that opened up a successfull trade rout from Europe, Africa and India. He helped Portugal gain economic power over slaves as well as other goods.
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Pedro Alvarez Cabral
Definition
Well educated Portuguese explorer who was the first to discover Brazil and claim it in the name of portugal
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Santo Domingo
Definition
new world trade post on Hispaniola. Here slaves were seperated for work either in south america, north america, or in santo domingo.
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Benin
Definition
one of the most powerful african nations. first started trading precious metals and spices for slaves (war captives/convicts/indebted farmers). Portugal ended up manipulating this country into giving them full access. They then started enslaving common citizens
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Congo
Definition
Portuguese started trading with congo when they realized congo was wealthy, and had a strong centralized government. Congo traded precious metals and spices for domestic slaves
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Askia Muhammed Toure
Definition
embraced and encouraged islam
turned Timbuktu into one of the worlds greatest learning centers
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Songhai
Definition
african society of skilled canoeists in the 9th century that lived and worked on the Niger river. Embraced islam around 1000 ad. one of thier towns Sarnah contained markets
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Sonni Ali
Definition
powerful songhai leader. songhai was able to conquer Timbuktu and Jenni because they were skilled canoeists. Songhai saw its peak reign with Askia Muhammed Toure
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Songhai empire
Definition
had a significant slave trade.
Collapsed with the division of the empire after Askia's death in 1536
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Islam (slavery)
Definition
islamic sharia law provides no basis for objecting to slavery. in spite of its endorsment of slavery, many africans believed in Islam which was introduced around 650 AD
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Islam in Africa
Definition
Askia Muhammed Toure incorporated islam into legal system of Songhai. Islam was also prevalent in the leadership of empires that existed in the area of present day Chad and in North Africa.
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El Mina
Definition
Portuguese settlement along the Western coast of Africa built in 1482. Initially designed to service the Portuguese gold trade, the fortress was later converted to a slave trading post and was eventually brought under the control of the Dutch in 1637.
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Sao Tome
Definition
Island off the coast of africa. Originally exploited for portuguese sugar growth
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Sao Tome
Definition
Island off the coast of africa. Originally exploited for portuguese sugar growth. Ended up being an important transit site for enslaved africans
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Alonzo Pietropilot
Definition
commanded The Nina on chris columbus's journey to americas
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Thomas Jefferson (back ground)
Definition
3rd president of US, leader of republican party, drafted Declaration of Independence
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Thomas Jefferson (slavery)
Definition
affair with sally hemmings (african american slave) in 2000, dna testing was done and proved jefferson was the father of her children
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Alexander hamilton
Definition
Wrote 2/3rds of the Federalist Papers. Officer in New Yorks anti slavery office
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Ben Franklin
Definition
He originally thought blacks were inferior to whites, but he questioned his beliefs when he visited school where young Africans were being taught.
In 1785 he became the president of the Pennsylvania abolition society. He eventually freed his own two slaves.
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John Adams
Definition
Revolutionary Lawyer/ 2nd president of US. one of 5 to make final draft of declaration of independence
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