Pre-Rock to Rhythm and Blues Flashcards
Who made the North American Continent known to Europe?
Christopher Columbus
Who wanted to colonize the New World?
The French, Portuguese, and the English
Who was the first to bring slaves into the New World?
Portugal, from the late 1400s to 1500s. An many black slaves from the west coast of Africa.
What was the first cosmopolitan city in the New World?
New Orleans, Louisiana.
When was New Orleans founded?
1718
Why was its location important?
Because it sits near the Mississippi River, which was the gate into the American heartland.
What did the slaves who were brought to America have to do?
Learn the languages of the people who owned them well enough to communicate.
What happened in 1803?
The US bought the Louisiana Purchase from Napoleon, who needed the money to finance his wars.
Where were slaves allowed to spend their Sundays after 1817?
On Congo Square, now Louis Armstrong Park, in New Orleans.
When did the US begin to compose its own music?
In the 1800s
What were minstrel shows?
Derogatory traveling shows meant to degrade the black man and make him look like a babbling idiot. Went on from about 1840 to the 1920s.
Thomas Dartmouth “Daddy Rice”
Popular minstrel show performer and famously known for “Jump Jim Crow,” (written in 1828) which is where the term Jim Crow Laws comes from. Was known for his Jim Crow act by the 1830s.
Stephen Foster
American songwriter who is most known for “Jeanie with the Light Brown Hair.” He mainly wrote for minstrel shows in the 1820s/30s.
What amendments came from the civil war?
The 13th, 14th, and 15th
What was the 13th Amendment?
It abolished slavery
What was the 14th Amendment?
It guaranteed rights to all citizens born in the United States and ensures that the states give them their federal rights.
What was the 15th Amendment?
The right for all men, regardless of race, the vote. Women don’t get the vote until 1920.
