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15 Cards in this Set
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Leo Weiner |
"Africa and the Discovery of America" 1920 |
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Ivan Van Sertima |
"They Came Before Columbus" 1976 |
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European Chattel Slavery |
owned as property, passed down through generations. not people, property. origin- early 15th century/ 1400's |
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Estevan/Esteban/Estevanico
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"Son of the Sun" African explorer for the Spanish. Went before the explorers to meet with the natives. useful for his ability to translate languages. |
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Jean Baptiste Point de Sable
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African explorer for the French. Built the first building in what is now Chicago. |
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How did Europe conquer America? |
1. technological advantage 2. economic advantage 3.slavery 4.internal/external problems 5.cultural differences 6.lack of a unifying ideology |
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White indentured servants; why'd they fail? |
1. only indentured for a certain amount of time 2. after freed, were given land 3. had legal rights, and could sue if detained for longer than they had to. 4. couldn't distinguish escaped servants from free whites. 5. no religious reason for enslavement |
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Native slaves; why'd they fail? |
1. died of European diseases 2. were not used to harsh working conditions, and died 3. Easily escaped into well known territory |
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What was good about African slaves? |
1. justify slavery through religion\ 2. escaped slaves were easily recognized 3. cheaply purchased, w/ seemingly "endless" supply 4. |
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Bishop Bartolomeo De Las Casas
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spoke out against use of natives as slaves, and instead advocated the use of enslaved Africans. |
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Middle Passage |
routes containing slaves from Africa to new places. |
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Conditions that killed Africans on ships |
1. overcrowding- led to disease, higher mortality rates, poor sanitation, 2. maiming- struggled against chains, or from a disease 3. suicide. |
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How many slaves were transported? |
12.5 million |
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Spain had a monopoly on...? Who broke the monopoly? |
Slave trade in the Caribbean. Had to be legal. John Hawkins 1562. began illegally selling cheap slaves to those in the Caribbean, others began to do so as well, so Spains monopoly on the slave trade was destroyed. |
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death factors in the carribean |
1. suicide 2. disease 3. poor working conditions 4. poor nutrition 5. Master's views |
