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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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610693183The first and most valuable crop raised by slaves in the Americas wassugar
610693184T or F Columbus introduced sugarcane into the Americas from islands off Africatrue
610693185Shifting cultivation included all of the followingclearing land by burning, letting cleared land lie fallow, using hoes to cultivate the land
610693186In West Africa, slaveswere treated more like family members
610693187In terms of numbers, the least important destination for American slaves wasthe North American mainland
610693188African families were first split upwhile awaiting shipment to the Americas
610693189The term "Middle Passage" refers tothe middle part of the trade triangle in which slaves were shipped from West Africa to North America
610693190T or F Africans were prevented by law from acquiring land and slaves in VirginiaFalse
610693191Slave societies were characterized byslavery as the dominant form of labor
610693192The 18th century Carolina "low country" slave system depended onrice and indigo dye
610693193The papacy considered slaverya violation of christian principles
610693194Antislavery sentiment first emerged inPennsylvania
610693195T or F Slave codes did not provide for legal slave marriages because it would have contradicted the master's rights of propertytrue
610693196African Americans were not converted to christianity in large numbers untilthe great awakening (1740s)
610693197The foundation of African-American culture wasmusic and dance
610693198The nursing of white children by African slave mothersintroduced African influences into southern language
610693199Slave revolts in North America were rare becauseAfricans had establishes families and communities
610693200Capital acquired through slavery contributed to all of the following:the founding of the first modern banks, the growth of port cities, the Industrial Revolution
610693201Mercantilism viewed the economy ashaving finite resources
610693202The capture of Louisburg by the British wasthe first time the concluding battle of a European battle was fought on american soil
610693203T or F The English Navigation Acts responded to the demands of domestic manufacturers for cheap raw materials and guaranteed colonial markets for finished goodsTrue
610693204The "first families" of Britain's southern colonies in North Americapassed on their wealth from father to son
610693205Slave codes includedphysical punishment of any Africans who struck a Christian, denial of civil rights, and penalties or interracial marriage
610693206T or F European nations participated in the African Slave tradeTrue
610693207T or F The beginnings of slavery were in North AmericaFalse
610693208From North to South, these are the tribes in West Africa that contributed to the slave trade:Mandingos, Ashantis, Yorubas, Hausas, Ibos, Bakongos
610693209An important element in the development of the African slave trade was thereluctance of the catholic church to allow enslavement of christians
610693210The majority of people who came to America prior to 1800 were fromAfrica
610693211The vast majority of Africans bound into slavery werecaptured by other Africans who traded their victims to Europe
610693212In 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
610693213One result of the slave trade wasdebilitating social and economic dislocations in West Africa
610693214One 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
610693215The growth of the African American community was based onThe relationship between Creoles and Africans and between the slaves and their masters
610693216The identity that African Americans developed during the 18th centuryrevealed the resilience of human beings in responding to the tragedy of enslavement
610693217In British North America, slaverydiscouraged economic diversification that characterized the development of industry
610693218The fundamental principle of mercantilism is thatthe wealth of a nation is based on the amount of gold and silver specie that a nation accumulates
610693219The eighteenth century plantation economycreated widespread wealth for many white Americans and an unprecedented opportunity for freedom
610693220One result of slavery in the colonies wasa highly stratified class structure
610693221The most important institution in sixteenth century West Africa wasthe local community
610693222In West Africa, _____ sustained large populations and thriving networks of commercefarming
610693223T or F The life of a slave in West Africa was similar to that of a slave in the West IndiesFalse
610693224Before the 19th century, Africans outnumbered European Immigrants by a ratio of6 to 1
610693225The capture of Africans for slavery was generally characterized byviolent raids on African villages
610693226T 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
610693227T or F The English relied on the long establishes law allowing enslavement for life and the inevitable and inheritable status of slavery.false
610693228A law declared in 1669 that the death a slave during punishmentwas not a felony
610693229Planters often worked their slaves to death inBrazil
610693230Slavery was relatively uncommon in the New England countryside except inRhode Island
610693231T or F the Quakers who did not believe in owning slaves themselves were the first voices for the antislavery movementfalse
610693232T or F planters generally tried to keep slave families together in order to increase the productivity of their slavesFalse
610693233One of the most important development of the 18th century wasthe creation of a common language
610693234Mutual ______ is evident in many aspects of African-American and Southern societyacculturation
610693235Runaway slaves were generallyyoung men in their twenties
610693236T 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
610693237The basis of mercantilism waspolitical control of the economy by the state
610693238T or F The mercantilist era was characterized by intense and violent competition between European statestrue
610693239T or F most colonists began to complain about British restrictions on imports and exports in the 1740sFalse
610693240Slavery produced a highly _______ class systemstratified
610693241T or F Interracial sexual relationships were common and looked upon highlyfalse
610693242What colonial war took place between France and England near the St. Lawrence river between 1689 and 1697?King William's war
610693243What 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
610693244What 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
610693245What 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
610693246What colonial war took place between France/Spain and England between 1689 and 1697, also known as the Seven Years War?French and Indian War
610693247African slaves first brought to Portugal1441
610693248Spain grants official license to Portuguese slavers1518
610693249Africans constitute a majority on Hispaniola1535
610693250First Africans brought to Virginia1619
610693251English seize Jamaica1655
610693252Virginia law makes slavery hereditary1662
610693253South Carolina founded1670
610693254Royal African Company organized1672
610693255Virginia prohibits interracial sexual contact1691
610693256Britain opens the slave trade to all its merchants1698
610693257Spanish declare Florida a refuge for escaped slaves1699
610693258South Carolinians burn St. Augustine1702
610693259Virginia Slave Code established1705
610693260French and Spanish navies bombard Charleston1706
610693261English capture Port Royal in Acadia1710
610693262Slave uprising in New York City1712
610693263Peace of Utrecht1713
610693264Robert Walpole leads British cabinet1721-1748
610693265Natchez rebellion in French Louisiana1729
610693266Molasses act1733
610693267Stono Rebellion in South Carolina1739
610693268Africans executed in New York for conspiracy1741
610693269Georgia officially opened to slavery1752
610693270Peak period of the English colonies' slave trade1770s
610693271Importation of slaves into the United States ends1808

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