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57 Cards in this Set
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the Atlantic slave trade had its roots in the...
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crusade
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one result of the slave trade was the...
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Failure of west africans to develop other commerce and manufacturing
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enslaving africans, reach the Americas after a trip known as the...
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middle passage
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for every African ruler who died in the slave trade, how many reached the coastal trading centers alive?
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one
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during the 1600's Africans forced into slaver were..
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from a large number of west African people
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the crews of slave ships lived in constant fear of
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rebellions
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in 1739, the British signed a peace treatee that granted independence to Africans who had escaped from slavery in..
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Jamaica
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the European nation that first took concession of the west Indies in the early 1500's was..
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spain
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to raise sugar in the west Indies, England for a time used the labor of...
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the Irish
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three of the most valuable products of the west Indies were...
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sugar, molasses and rum
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dywoods,cotton and spices are all examples of west Indian...
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cash crops
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Racism was the most severe in the west Indian colonies held by...
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Great Britain
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Booker T Washington was educated and later taught at...
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Hampton institute
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Most African American owned business were located in...
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segregated neighborhoods of cities and towns
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which of the following did booker t Washington believe was most important for African American advancement in the USA...
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education and job skill
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African American owned businesses were the means by which a significant number of African Americans...
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launched themselves into the middle class
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booker t washington assured white audiences that economic integrations did not mean...
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social integrations
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under washington, Tuskegee institute offered African Americans excellent..
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industrial education
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one of the first medical schools for african americans was located at...
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shaw university
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matthew henson was a noted african american..
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explorer
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about half of the nations african american doctors and dentist graduated from...
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howard university
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by 1910 what percentage of the nations african american population was literate?
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70 percent
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which of the following helped bring about the great migration
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crop failures in the south and world war I
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people who move from one place to settle into another are often called...
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migrants
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the poor overcrowded and run down areas of cities are called...
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slums/ghettos
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early in the 19902's the musical form known as jazz originated in..
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new orleans
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shuffle along and hot chocolates are examples of..
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broadway shows by african americans
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the burst of creativity among writers, musicians, and artists during the 1920's is known as the...
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harlem renaissance
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many african americans were reluctant to vote for Franklin D. Roosevelt in 1932 because he was a...
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democrat
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one of the largest employeers of african americans among new deal agencies was...
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WPA
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TRUE OR FALSE
the rainbow coalition was an alliance of voters formed by jesse jackson |
true
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TRUE OR FALSE
Nelson Mandela's political party founded the congretional black caucus |
false
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TRUE OR FALSE
elizabeth eckford was a member of the little rock 9 |
true
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In the mid 1700's the west Indies began to send increasing numbers of Africans to...
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britains north american colonies
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the trans atlantic trade grew because of the death of thousands of enslaved...
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native americans
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the european who struggle to end the enslavement of native americans was...
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bartholome de la casa
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TRUE OR FALSE
catherine dunham was the host of lading daytime talk show |
false
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TRUE OR FALSE
earl g graves was the founder of kidpreneur |
true
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TRUE OR FALSE
andrew young was the former mayor of atlanta |
true
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plantation owners preferred the use of enslaved Africans rather than indentured servants because..
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indentured servants could not be taught proper farming methods
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the raiders who rounded up captives for sale to Europeans at slave factories along the west African coast were generally...
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Africans
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Which of the following best describes the attitude of most north American colonists towards slavery..
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they did not give much thought to the question whether or not one person should own another
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to justify the mass enslavement of Africans, Europeans and especially the English...
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practice racism
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cheap goods brought to Africa by Europeans in the slave trade...
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held back the development of manufacturing and commerce in Africa
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which of the following statements best describes the relationship between African and European slave traders shortly after 1500...
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they cooperated
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the trade in sugar and enslaved Africans involved routes that connected west Africa, the west Indies and...
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English colonies in north America
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which of the following statements best describes Africans taken in the slave trade...
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they came from all ranks and skills
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the European nations that first controlled the African slave trade were...
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Portugal and spain
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a west African ruler who battle the Portuguese and their slave traders was..
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Nzinga
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estimates of the total number of Africans lost to the slave trade range from..
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25 to 50 million
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TRUE OR FALSE
Collin Powell was the head of the panel that conducted a nation wide dialogue on race |
false
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TRUE OR FALSE
Phil chionesu was an organizer of the million women march |
true
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TRUE OR FALSE
Douglas Glasgow was a leader who helped push for the civil rights act of 1997 |
false
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as originally written, the declaration of independence contained..
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an attack on slavery
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to help pay for its empire, great Britain..
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imposed a series of taxes on its North American colonies
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the high stepping promenade, begun by enslaved African Americans as a way to poke fun at plantation owners was known as the...
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cake walk
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in the 1600's traders bought enslaved Africans for about $25 and sold them in the west Indies for about...
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$150
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