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57 Cards in this Set
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what was the major reason for slave trade?
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the settlement of the Americas
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what is abolition?
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the movement to abolish slavery
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what happened in 1772?
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slavery in great britain was outlawed
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what year was slavery in great britain outlawed?
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1772
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what happened in 1807?
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parliament outlawed the slave trade
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when did parliament outlaw the slave trade?
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1807
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what happened in 1833?
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slave trade was abolished throughout the british empire
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when was slave trade throughout the british empire?
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1833
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when was slave trade officially ended throughout the world?
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1880
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who had a goal to find homeland for freed slaves?
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president James Monroe
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what happened in 1821?
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british explorers Richard Burton and John Speke attempted to penetrate the interior of the nile
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what happened in 1880?
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slave trade was officially ended throughout the world
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when did the two british explorers Richard Vurton and John Speke attempt to penetrate the interior of the nile
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1855`
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who had a goal to find homeland for freed slaves?
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president James Monroe
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what was the biggest danger xploring Africa?
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disease
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what were 7 reasons for exploring Africa?
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1.curious about rivers
2.studies deserts and jungles 3.desired fame or wealth 4. hunt for big game 5. share the gospel 6. adventure 7.thrill of discovery |
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what was the biggest danger xploring Africa?
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disease
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what is quinine?
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medicine made from the bark of the cinchona tree?
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what is medicine made from the bark of the cinchona tree?
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quinine
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what were 5 hardships encountered xploring Africa?
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1.no roads
2.rugged terrain of mts, swamps, waterfalls, and deserts 3.wild animals 4. guides deserted them 5.unfriendly tribes |
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what was another name for dutch?
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boers
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where did the dutch 1st settle?
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on the cape of good hope
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who settled on the cape of good hope first?
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the dutch
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when did the dutch first settle on the cape of good hope?
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in the 17th century
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who settled where in the 17th century?
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the dutch settled first in the cape of good hope
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what was the great trek?
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it moved north when the british took over cape colony in the 19th century
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what happened in 1899?
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the boer war
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what were the 3 results of the boer war?
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1.fought with the british over wealth
2.defeated british gave equal say in government 3.formed union of south africa |
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what had happened by 1914?
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africa had tools/reasons to throw off foreign rule
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what are mapmakers called?
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cartographers
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what are cartographers?
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mapmakers
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what were the three rivers?
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1.Niger
2.Congo 3.Zambezi |
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what were 3 other sites?
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1.Victoria falls
2.LakeTanganyika 3.Lake Nyasa |
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what was africa?
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a place of study for scientists
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what was a place of study for scientists?
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Africa
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who was a woman explorer?
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Alexandrine Tinne
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Alexandrine Tinne?
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a woman xplorer
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what were the Dutch curious about?
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the "Dark Continent"
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what did Robert Moffat do? (3 things)
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translated the Bible, Pilgrims Progress, and hymns into African dialect
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who was David Livingstone?
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most famous scottish missionary of the 19th century
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who was the most famous missionary of the 19th century?
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David Livingstone
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who found Livingstone at Lake Tanganyika?
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Henry Stanley
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what was the Scramble?
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a rush for territory in Africa
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what was the rush for terrotory in Africa called?
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the Scramble
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why did Britain take control of Egypt?
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to protect the Suez Canal
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what is the Suez canal?
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a waterway connecting the Mediterranean Sea to the Gulf of Suez
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what was the Egyptian legend about the Suez canal?
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it was a 1500 BC canal built connecting the Nile to the Bitter Sea
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what happened in 1854?
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the viceroy said Pasha gave permission to Ferdinand Lesseps to build the canal-opened in 1869
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what happened in 1875?
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the British bought out the Egyptian share of canal
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when Belgium took a colony what as it called?
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the Belgiam Congo
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what was the Belguim Congo?
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when Belgium took a colony
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what did King Leopold want?
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"slice of Africa"
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who wanted a "Slice of Africa"?
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King Leopold
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what did King Leopold encourage?
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harsh treatment and torture of the African slaves
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who was a German chancellor that chose colonies politically beneficial?
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Otto Von Bismarck
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who was Otto Van Bismarck?
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a German chancellor that chose colonies politically beneficial
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what was the Berlin Conference?
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it set sown rules for claiming Africa (Berlin Act)
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