Study Guide Flashcards

1
Q

What percent of Africans were brought to the U.S. during the Atlantic slave trade?

A

5%

How well did you know this?
1
Not at all
2
3
4
5
Perfectly
2
Q

How was American slavery different from slavery in other places and other time periods?

A

Based on race

How well did you know this?
1
Not at all
2
3
4
5
Perfectly
3
Q

What is the name of the only successful slave mutiny on a ship ?

A

The amistad

How well did you know this?
1
Not at all
2
3
4
5
Perfectly
4
Q

Who led the bloodiest revolt in the U.S. history ?

A

Nat turner

How well did you know this?
1
Not at all
2
3
4
5
Perfectly
5
Q

Who is known as the “father of the Underground Railroad” ?

A

William still

How well did you know this?
1
Not at all
2
3
4
5
Perfectly
6
Q

What former slave published the newspaper “the North Star” ?

A

Fredrick Douglas

How well did you know this?
1
Not at all
2
3
4
5
Perfectly
7
Q

Which militant abolitionist burnt a copy of the constitution and created a newspaper called “The Liberator” ?

A

William Loyd garrison

How well did you know this?
1
Not at all
2
3
4
5
Perfectly
8
Q

What famous book stirred up anti-slavery sentiment in the U.S. before the American Civil War ?

A

Uncle toms cabin

How well did you know this?
1
Not at all
2
3
4
5
Perfectly
9
Q

Which abolitionist killed 5 people ?

A

John brown

How well did you know this?
1
Not at all
2
3
4
5
Perfectly
10
Q

Who was really freed by the Emancipation Proclamation ?

A

No one , but slaves were supposed to be freed.

How well did you know this?
1
Not at all
2
3
4
5
Perfectly
11
Q

Which amendment abolished slavery ?

A

13th amendment

How well did you know this?
1
Not at all
2
3
4
5
Perfectly
12
Q

Which amendment gave African American men the right to vote ?

A

15th amendment

How well did you know this?
1
Not at all
2
3
4
5
Perfectly
13
Q

Which amendment gave due process and equal protection under the law to all Americans citizens ?

A

14th amendment

How well did you know this?
1
Not at all
2
3
4
5
Perfectly
14
Q

What was the name of the series of laws that made segregation legal ?

A

Jim Crow laws

How well did you know this?
1
Not at all
2
3
4
5
Perfectly
15
Q

Why did lynchings take place in the late 1800s early 1900s ?

A

To terrorize and control black people

How well did you know this?
1
Not at all
2
3
4
5
Perfectly
16
Q

Who argues that lynching were a result of white rage and racism ?

A

Ida b wells

17
Q

Who argues that industrial education was not enough and called for the political, economic, and social equality of African Americans ?

A

web Du Bois

18
Q

What American territory organization used fear and intimidation to keep African Americans from voting ?

A

Ku Klux Klan

19
Q

What was the great migration ?

A

Black people moving south to western states

20
Q

What was the Harlem renaissance

A

African American cultural movement; music, dance, art, fashion and more coming to light

21
Q

Some musicians of the Harlem Renaissance

A

Duke, billy, cab

22
Q

What caused the Tesla race massacre in 1921 ?

A

A man tripped and trapped a white female and she yelled

23
Q

Which Supreme Court case stated that segregation is inherently unequal ?

A

Please vs. Ferguson

24
Q

Who’s death armed the beginning of the civil rights movement because they photo of his funeral received national attention ?

A

Emmett till

25
Who’s death armed the beginning of the civil rights movement because they photo of his funeral received national attention ?
Emmett till
26
Why was Rosa parks arrested
She refused to give up her seat on the bus in Montgomery Alabama
27
What happened to Eugene bull
He was arrested and jailed
28
What was the nickname given to the student who volunteered to integrate central high school in Little Rock Alabama
Little Rock nine
29
What was the nickname given to the student who volunteered to integrate central high school in Little Rock Alabama
Little Rock nine
30
What is a sit in
Occupying a place as a form of protest
31
What was the name of the nonviolent march in Alabama led by john Lewis in 1965 that turned very bloody ?
Selma march
32
Who were members of the SCLC ?
Black ministers
33
What is civil disobedience
Intentionally breaking laws when unsatisfied
34
Why did the black lives matttter movement start
A boy named Trayvon was killed
35
Which country has the highest number of citizens in prison
United States
36
Why are schools in the U.S. more segregated today than during the civil rights movement
Red linging
37
What is affirmative action
Taking action for minorities to have equal treatment / equal access.
38
What is affirmative action
Taking action for minorities to have equal treatment / equal access.