HI 203: African American History Study Guide
What African characteristics did second generation slaves lose in America? (p. 62)
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What are the main characteristics of a typical slave ship? (p.33)
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What area did slaves see as an escape from slavery during the early 1700s? (p. 70)
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What became of traditional African religious beliefs after the slaves arrived in the American colonies? (p. 62-63)
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What did the Declaration of Independence mean to white men like Thomas Jefferson and John Adams? (p.80)
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What disease took the lives of most slaves on board the slave ships? (p.36)
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What do we learn from John Newton's story? (p.35)
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What do we learn from Olaudah Equiano's story? (p.34)
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What does the story of Anthony Johnson tell us about blacks in general in the colonies before the 1670s? (p.54)
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What factor(s) had prevented the spread of Christianity among slaves prior to the Great Awakening? (p. 63-64)
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Which African instrument survived to be used by slaves on American plantations? (p. 64)
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Which group of slaves was the most prone to defying their master? (p. 69)
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Which statement best describes African Americans' actions during the American Revolution? (p.86)
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Who were the largest class of laborers in British North America before 1670? (p.53)
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Why did Washington reconsider his initial ban on black slaves serving in the army? (p.88)
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Why did blacks choose to support the British over the American colonists during the Revolution? (p.87)
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Why did blacks organize their own churches? (p.63-64)
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Why did many Quakers take the lead in abolitionism? (p.89)
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Why did most whites not want blacks to enlist in the army?
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Describe the essential features of indentured servitude in British North America. (p. 53-54)
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How did Banneker attempt to change Jefferson's ideas about black people? (p.86)
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How did Enlightenment thought affect African Americans in the North in the 1760s and the 1770s? (p.81-82)
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How did Enlightenment thought affect African Americans in the South in the 1760s and the 1770s? (p.81-82)
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How did Phillis Wheatley distinguish herself? (p.84)
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How did Wheatley demonstrate that she approved of the complete adoption of white culture by blacks? (p.84)
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How did an African become a slave? (p.31)
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How did black demonstrate some of their African culture through their every day lives? (p. 61)
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How did black slavery evolve from indentured servitude? (p. 55-56)
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How did slaves resist their bondage? (p.36, 38)
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How did the colonists, armed with Enlightenment thought, interpret the actions and policies of the British government in the 1760s and the 1770s? (p.81)
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How did the early Europeans usually obtain their supply of slaves? (p.27-28)
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How was the Christianity of the Great Awakening similar to many native African practices? (p.63-64)
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Name some English words with African roots or origin. (p.64)
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What factors led to the replacement of indentured servitude with black slavery in the British colonies by about 1700? (p.54-56)
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What was the major cause of the French and Indian War? (p.78)
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What were the consequences of the outcome of the French and Indian War on the white American colonists? (p. 78-79)
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Where was the first permanent British settlement in North America? (p. 52)
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Who was Crispus Attucks? (p. 79)
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Name the earliest human civilizations. (p.4)
Egypt and Mesopotamia
What was the role of slavery in the hierarchical society of West Africa? (p.17)
Slaves retained a low social status, but in many respects in a West African societies functioned as a means of assimilation.
Account for the increased European demand for slaves by the early 1500s. (p.26-27)
Slaves were needed to work on plantations that were established in the New World.
Describe African women's experience on board slave ships.
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Describe the effect of the discovery of tobacco on Virginia's labor supply. (p.52-53)
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What are the usual subjects described in West African prose tales? (p. 21)
Animals with human characteristics.
Why did the British want to take over the slave trade in the late 17th century? (p.30)
Because of their greed and need for slaves. They discovered that tobacco was the cash crop.
Why were the Great Pyramids constructed? (p.5)
For the burial of the Pharaoh.
What are the chief characteristics of indigenous West African religion? (p. 18)
They were polytheistic (Worship many God) and animistic (the belief that inanimate objects have spiritual attributes), recognizing many divinities and spirits.
How was Islam introduced to sweet Africa? (p.17)
Through the Arab traders.
7) How did the early Europeans
Through trade with local merchants and chiefs.
Define the status of women in West African society. (p.16)
Women were generally dominated and the property of men. Some women would serve as government officials. They retained far more sexual freedom in West Africa.