Exam 3

Question 1

13th amendment

Answer 1

1865 Abolished Slavery

Question 2

3/5th clause

Answer 2

slaves made up 3/5 of a man, a compromise between the north and the south, gave more power to the slave owners

Question 3

Big Daddy Rice

Answer 3

Thomas Dartmouth, known for playing Jim Crow, popularized black minstrel on American stages.

Question 4

Black Minstrel Show

Answer 4

Big Daddy Rice was known for this, whites painted their face black, aka blackface and made fun of and degrated the african americans.

Question 5

Brown v. Board of Education

Answer 5

civil rights movement, ruled the separation of whites and blacks unconstitutional. Over turned Pleasy v. Ferguson.

Question 6

Cakewalk

Answer 6

It started off as an imitation of dances done in Europe. Mimicked upper class society. African Americans traveled throughout Europe in this competition. Winner would get cake, thats where “it takes the cake” originated from.

Question 7

Calenda

Answer 7

1700’s, first dance to start in Congo Square, problematic dance because of leg flapping and pelvic thrusting, outsiders didn’t like it, similar to the Ghost Dance, it originated from the Caribbean.

Question 8

Capoeira

Answer 8

Started in Brazil. Dance/Martial Arts/ Acrobatics, lots of air bound movements. Slaves used it to do it to disguise fighting. White pants and colorful belts

Question 9

Jengas

Answer 9

Basic moves in Capoeria

Question 10

Carnival

Answer 10

Pre lent even that started in Europe but moved to Brazil.Big parade at the end of the week. Ran from Friday-Tuesday and ending on Ash Wednesday.

Question 11

Cats Corner

Answer 11

N.E. corner of the Savoy Ballroom. Better dancers would dance there, and they would kinda compete against each other, V.I.P section.

Question 12

Charleston

Answer 12

1920’s dance craze came out of “Running Wild.” Whites saw the dance and wanted to learn it. Up and Down town Charleston.

Question 13

Condomble

Answer 13

Religious practice in Brazil by slaves from the Yoruba tribe, oral tradition no holy scripture, dance to honor the Gods, Everyone had their own Orixas, possessed the dancers, no good or bad dancing.

Question 14

Congo Square

Answer 14

500-600 slaves would gather on Sundays. It was supposed to help take back their cultural identity. It was a big deal to the people who visited that the slaves were unsupervised.

Question 15

Diaspora

Answer 15

Group of people who are scattered and are moved from place to place. Ex. Slave trade

Question 16

Harlem Renaissance

Answer 16

Harlem, NY, aka the Negro Movement, music, art and literature coming out of the neighborhood

Question 17

Improvisation

Answer 17

Free movement, spontaneous dance

Question 18

Jim Crow

Answer 18

Racial segregation laws

Question 19

Juke (jook) Joint

Answer 19

Rural places for emancipated slaves, they had food, music, they would go there to have fun and dance.

Question 20

Lindy

Answer 20

Swing dance is an umbrella term, Lindy was a type of swing that was popular in the 30’s and 40’s. Came out of the Charleston.

Question 21

Master Juba

Answer 21

William Henry Lane, got on the Black minstrel show because of his patting juba, juba evolved to tap and irish step dancing,

Question 22

Middle Passage

Answer 22

Slaves trip to the U.S. after making a stop at another destination. Many slaves died during this leg of the voyage because of close quarters and disease.

Question 23

Orixas

Answer 23

Gods of the Condomble religion. Dances dedicated to them.

Question 24

Pleasy v. Ferguson

Answer 24

Separate but equal, later overturned by Brown v. Board of Education.

Question 25

Samba Schools

Answer 25

Dance schools that prepared dancers for the pararde for Carnival. They have many dance practices.

Question 26

Savoy Ballroom

Answer 26

Medium sized ballroom, no segregation policy.

Question 27

Slavery Laws

Answer 27

Slaves moved to free states were still property of their owners.

Question 28

Step Dancing

Answer 28

Dancing that focused on patting, stomping, chanting and clapping.

Question 29

Treme

Answer 29

Oldest African American neighborhood. Emancipated slaves could buy a new beginning there.

Question 30

William Henry Lane

Answer 30

Master Juba, known for going on the Black Minstrel Show for the patting juba, he toured Europe.

Question 31

Buddy Dean Show

Answer 31

All white dance show and once a month allowed black dancers to come on. He canceled the show in 1964 rather then integrating the show.

Question 32

Essay Questions

Answer 32

Effects of the Black Minstrel Show and Soul Train had on the U.S.