UNIT 4- key words-EOY Flashcards
1
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Enslaved people-
A
those owned by others, forced to work without pay.
2
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Akan
A
peoples living in modern day Ghana in West Africa.
3
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Gold Coast-
A
Name used by Europeans for region of West Africa on the Gulf of Guinea, rich in gold.
4
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Chattel slavery-
A
type of slavery where the enslaved is legal property of a slaveholder. Children automatically enslaved.
5
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Cash crop-
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crop produced to make money (e.g. sugar, tobacco).
6
Q
Barbados Slave Code-
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set of rules illegalizing violent punishments for any enslaved people who resisted.
7
Q
Dehumanize-
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to deny that someone is a fellow human.
8
Q
Emancipate-
A
to free someone from the control of another.
9
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Abolition-
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when something is banned, removed or cancelled.
10
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Abolitionist-
A
someone who wanted the slave trade abolished.
