1 Flashcards
Who was the first known Portuguese merchant to begin to formally trade slaves with the Africans ?
Ruy do Siquera
Where did most slaves go?
To brazil to work on sugar plantations
Which nation dominated the slave trade in the early seventeenth century
Holland
What disease took lives of most slaves while on board the slave ships?
Smallpox
What did “seasoning” mean with the regards to newly arrived slaves in the Americas
The process of becoming accustomed to and learning new skills for their lives in the americas
Who was the first black Virginian who had his property seized because he was not a declared citizen ?
Antony Johnson
What was the 1676 event demanded political change involving indentured servants that pushed concerned wealthy white men to choose slavery over indentured servents ?
Bacon’s Rebellion
Who was the first black civilian employee of the American government?
Benjamin Banneker
Who was the first African American published in what would become the United States ?
Jupiter Hammon
What British royal governor promised to free enslaved African Americans who joined the British army in November 1775?
Lord dunmore
What religious group took the lead in abolition efforts and drafted the first anti- slavery petition in the “ New World “
Quakers
Which two states abolished slavery immediately during the 1770s and 1780s ?
Vermont and Massachusetts
Who was the first woman freed under the Massachusetts constitution of 1780?
Elizabeth freeman / mum bett
Who founded a mosaic lodge for blacks in America by going through the British membership application process ?
Prince hall
Who led the formation of the first separate and independent black churches in America ?
Richard Allen or Absalom jones
