Chapter 3: Establishing North American Slavery Flashcards
In 1528, Africans were part of the expedition led by ____________.
Panfilo de Narvaez
What is the significance of St. Augustine?
It is the oldest surviving European settlement in North America.
What happened in 1664?
Britain seized New Netherland from the Dutch.
Two hundred Spanish settlers from _________, on the island of Hispaniola, formed a colony in North America.
Santo Domingo
What did the Dutch do in 1655?
They successfully challenged Swedish control of the Delaware Valley and ended Sweden’s imperial claim in the North American Continent.
In the 17th and 18th centuries, where did most of the slaves that were brought to the North American colonies come from?
They came directly from Africa or by reshipment from the Caribbean Islands.
In 1526, slaves participated in a mission led by …
Lucas Vasquez de Ayllon
Historian Michael Gannon believes that the Africans of San Miguel de Gualdape were ….
The first old world settlers in what is now the United States.
What did the Spaniards intend to utilize St. Augustine for?
They intended to use it as a strategic garrison that protects Spanish ships from European rivals.
What does metropoles mean?
It means mother countries
Why were slaves introduced into New Amsterdam(New York)?
They could not get enough indentured servants.
What ship carried the first Africans to the British colonies?
White Lion
How many Africans were on the White Lion?
20 and odd Negros
What does indentures mean?
White servants that owed several years of service to whoever bought them in exchange for passage to America.
In 1623-24, Blacks were listed as _________ instead of _________.
servants, chattel
Who was John Punch?
John Punch was the first documented black person to be labeled a slave, because he ran away and got captured.
What does half-freedom mean?
Slaves that were recently freed paid their dues to the Dutch West India Company but their children were denied freedom.
What did the English begin to do in the 1680s?
They began to curtail all Black rights.
Which colony was the first to legally sanction slavery?
Salem, Massachusetts
What did the Puritan social structure include?
Servants who were incorporated into families as dependents, and the master of the household who supervised and instructed the servants in reading and understanding the Bible.
How is Hispaniola divided today?
It is divided between Haiti and the Dominican Republic
San Miguel de Gualdape is believed to have been located at is now …
Sapelo Sound in Georgia
What happened to the colonist at San Miguel de Gualdape?
What remained of the white population returned to the Caribbean without their slaves after two months of hunger, disease, and slave rebellion.
What did the Dutch do in 1655?
They successfully challenged Swedish control of the Delaware valley and ended Sweden’s Imperial claim in the North American continent.
What changed the map of early America?
The colony settlements in Carolina, New Jersey, Pennsylvania, and Delaware, made by the English crown, changed the map of early America.
The word “seasoned” appeared in only _______ percent of slave logs for the Caribbean trade to North America.
8
What did the label Creole mean?
Creole meant “born in the New World”.
What ship arrived after White Lion and how many enslaved people did it have?
The Treasurer , 25 enslaved people
Where did the slaves on the Treasurer come from?
Central Africa
Between _____ and ______ percent of white colonist who arrived in Virginia and Maryland colonies were indentures.
70 , 85
What percentage of white colonist, labeled indentures, arrived in Virginia and Maryland?
70-85 percent
The majority of white servants were …
men, aged 18-22
What payment did indentures expect at the end of their service?
Land to farm
Indenture service was longer for blacks than whites. True or False?
True
Blacks, whose service expired, were assigned land like their white counterparts. True or False?
True
During the first half of the 17th century, there were no distinctions between slaves and servants. True or False?
True
Who was the first documented slave?
John Punch
What does the Tax law of 1643 say?
Required that “ all negro men and women …. shall be judged tithable.”
When were slaves introduced into New Amsterdam?
1626
What happened after the Dutch farming economy increased?
Slave conditions worsened and manumissions decreased.
About ____ percent of New Amsterdam was Black.
20
In New Amsterdam, about ____ black person in ____ got freedom.
1 , 5
What did New Amsterdam change to?
New York
What consequences did slave owners face if they freed their slaves?
They were fined
What was the specifics of Salem, Massachusetts?
It is where the first black slaves arrived
What did the law of 1641 say about recognizing human bondage?
Lawful captives taken in just warres, and such strangers as willingly sell themselves or are sold to us
The 1641 law was not racially of ethnically specific. True or False?
True
After 1638, blacks from Africa and the Caribbean were included as _________ servants
dependent
After 1638, what were blacks expected to do in New England?
They were expected to adapt to the New England way.
