Flashcard-2.1 thru 2.10

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What role did ladinos play as the first Africans to arrive in the U.S.?

Back

They were the first enslaved Africans in the U.S.

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What was one of the diverse roles that Africans played during the colonization of the Americas in the sixteenth century?

Back

They served as laborers and artisans.

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What does the transatlantic slave trade refer to?

Back

The forced migration of Africans to the Americas.

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Which were the primary trading zones in Africa from which Africans were forcibly taken?

Back

West Africa and Central Africa.

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How did the distribution of African ethnic groups during the era of slavery shape African American communities in the U.S.?

Back

It contributed to diverse cultural practices and languages.

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What were the conditions of the three-part journey enslaved Africans endured during the transatlantic slave trade?

Back

Harsh and inhumane.

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How did the transatlantic slave trade destabilize West African societies?

Back

It resulted in social and economic disruption.

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What were the key features and purposes of narratives written by formerly enslaved Africans?

Back

To document personal experiences and advocate for abolition.

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How did Africans resist their enslavement during the Middle Passage?

Back

By organizing revolts and rebellions.

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What features were depicted in slave ship diagrams created during the era of the slave trade?

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The cramped and inhumane conditions of enslaved people.