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AP US history Ch4-5 Flashcards

for AP US History Ch 4 & 5 from the textbook 'Out of Many'

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458536562The first and most valuable crop raised by slaves in the Americas wassugar
458536563T or F Columbus introduced sugarcane into the Americas from islands off Africatrue
458536564Shifting cultivation included all of the followingclearing land by burning, letting cleared land lie fallow, using hoes to cultivate the land
458536565In West Africa, slaveswere treated more like family members
458536566In terms of numbers, the least important destination for American slaves wasthe North American mainland
458536567African families were first split upwhile awaiting shipment to the Americas
458536568The term "Middle Passage" refers tothe middle part of the trade triangle in which slaves were shipped from West Africa to North America
458536569T or F Africans were prevented by law from acquiring land and slaves in VirginiaFalse
458536570Slave societies were characterized byslavery as the dominant form of labor
458536571The 18th century Carolina "low country" slave system depended onrice and indigo dye
458536572The papacy considered slaverya violation of christian principles
458536573Antislavery sentiment first emerged inPennsylvania
458536574T or F Slave codes did not provide for legal slave marriages because it would have contradicted the master's rights of propertytrue
458536575African Americans were not converted to christianity in large numbers untilthe great awakening (1740s)
458536576The foundation of African-American culture wasmusic and dance
458536577The nursing of white children by African slave mothersintroduced African influences into southern language
458536578Slave revolts in North America were rare becauseAfricans had establishes families and communities
458536579Capital acquired through slavery contributed to all of the following:the founding of the first modern banks, the growth of port cities, the Industrial Revolution
458536580Mercantilism viewed the economy ashaving finite resources
458536581The capture of Louisburg by the British wasthe first time the concluding battle of a European battle was fought on american soil
458536582T or F The English Navigation Acts responded to the demands of domestic manufacturers for cheap raw materials and guaranteed colonial markets for finished goodsTrue
458536583The "first families" of Britain's southern colonies in North Americapassed on their wealth from father to son
458536584Slave codes includedphysical punishment of any Africans who struck a Christian, denial of civil rights, and penalties or interracial marriage
458536585T or F European nations participated in the African Slave tradeTrue
458536586T or F The beginnings of slavery were in North AmericaFalse
458536587From North to South, these are the tribes in West Africa that contributed to the slave trade:Mandingos, Ashantis, Yorubas, Hausas, Ibos, Bakongos
458536588An important element in the development of the African slave trade was thereluctance of the catholic church to allow enslavement of christians
458536589The majority of people who came to America prior to 1800 were fromAfrica
458536590The vast majority of Africans bound into slavery werecaptured by other Africans who traded their victims to Europe
458536591In the account of his enslavement, Olaudah Equiano states thathe believed that many more slaves would have tried to kill themselves if they had been able to
458536592One result of the slave trade wasdebilitating social and economic dislocations in West Africa
458536593One reason that South Carolina embraced African style slavery early in the colony's history isthe role that Africans played in the production of indigo and rice
458536594The growth of the African American community was based onThe relationship between Creoles and Africans and between the slaves and their masters
458536595The identity that African Americans developed during the 18th centuryrevealed the resilience of human beings in responding to the tragedy of enslavement
458536596In British North America, slaverydiscouraged economic diversification that characterized the development of industry
458536597The fundamental principle of mercantilism is thatthe wealth of a nation is based on the amount of gold and silver specie that a nation accumulates
458536598The eighteenth century plantation economycreated widespread wealth for many white Americans and an unprecedented opportunity for freedom
458536599One result of slavery in the colonies wasa highly stratified class structure
458536600The most important institution in sixteenth century West Africa wasthe local community
458536601In West Africa, _____ sustained large populations and thriving networks of commercefarming
458536602T or F The life of a slave in West Africa was similar to that of a slave in the West IndiesFalse
458536603Before the 19th century, Africans outnumbered European Immigrants by a ratio of6 to 1
458536604The capture of Africans for slavery was generally characterized byviolent raids on African villages
458536605T or F Political, economic, and cultural demoralization as a result of the slave trade paved the way for European conquest or Africa in the 19th centuryTrue
458536606T or F The English relied on the long establishes law allowing enslavement for life and the inevitable and inheritable status of slavery.false
458536607A law declared in 1669 that the death a slave during punishmentwas not a felony
458536608Planters often worked their slaves to death inBrazil
458536609Slavery was relatively uncommon in the New England countryside except inRhode Island
458536610T or F the Quakers who did not believe in owning slaves themselves were the first voices for the antislavery movementfalse
458536611T or F planters generally tried to keep slave families together in order to increase the productivity of their slavesFalse
458536612One of the most important development of the 18th century wasthe creation of a common language
458536613Mutual ______ is evident in many aspects of African-American and Southern societyacculturation
458536614Runaway slaves were generallyyoung men in their twenties
458536615T or F On economist describes the slave trade as the 'foundation' of British economy, 'the mainspring of the machine which sets every wheel in motion'true
458536616The basis of mercantilism waspolitical control of the economy by the state
458536617T or F The mercantilist era was characterized by intense and violent competition between European statestrue
458536618T or F most colonists began to complain about British restrictions on imports and exports in the 1740sFalse
458536619Slavery produced a highly _______ class systemstratified
458536620T or F Interracial sexual relationships were common and looked upon highlyfalse
458584045What colonial war took place between France and England near the St. Lawrence river between 1689 and 1697?King William's war
458584046What colonial war took place between France/Spain and England --also known as the War of Spanish Succession-- between 1702 and 1713?Queen Anne's War
458584047What colonial war took place between Spain and Great Britain in the West Indies and Georgia between 1739 and 1743, also known as the first part of the War of Austrian Succession?War of Jenkins's Era
458584048What colonial war took place between France and England near Acadia and Nova Scotia between 1744 and 1748, also known as the second American round of the War of Austrian Succession?King George's War
458584049What colonial war took place between France/Spain and England between 1689 and 1697, also known as the Seven Years War?French and Indian War
458592541African slaves first brought to Portugal1441
458592542Spain grants official license to Portuguese slavers1518
458592543Africans constitute a majority on Hispaniola1535
458592544First Africans brought to Virginia1619
458592545English seize Jamaica1655
458592546Virginia law makes slavery hereditary1662
458592547South Carolina founded1670
458592548Royal African Company organized1672
458592549Virginia prohibits interracial sexual contact1691
458592550Britain opens the slave trade to all its merchants1698
458592551Spanish declare Florida a refuge for escaped slaves1699
458592552South Carolinians burn St. Augustine1702
458592553Virginia Slave Code established1705
458592554French and Spanish navies bombard Charleston1706
458592555English capture Port Royal in Acadia1710
458592556Slave uprising in New York City1712
458592557Peace of Utrecht1713
458592558Robert Walpole leads British cabinet1721-1748
458592559Natchez rebellion in French Louisiana1729
458592560Molasses act1733
458592561Stono Rebellion in South Carolina1739
458592562Africans executed in New York for conspiracy1741
458592563Georgia officially opened to slavery1752
458592564Peak period of the English colonies' slave trade1770s
458592565Importation of slaves into the United States ends1808

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