The Struggle for Black Land Ownership in America

The video explores the history of African enslavement in America, starting with the arrival of the first recorded enslaved Africans in Jamestown in 1619. It highlights the story of Anthony Johnson, the first recorded Black landowner in the U.S., and the challenges he faced. The video also discusses the post-Civil War era, focusing on land ownership opportunities for freed people and the impact of policies like the Southern Homestead Act. Despite initial gains, many Black families lost their land due to systemic racism and legal challenges.

What was the status of the first recorded Africans brought to Jamestown in 1619?

• Prisoners of war

• Free citizens

• Indentured servants

• Slaves

Who was Anthony Johnson in the context of early African American history?

• A leader of a slave rebellion

• The first recorded Black landowner in the United States

• A prominent politician

• A famous abolitionist

What legal concept allowed the government to take Anthony Johnson's land after his death?

• Eminent domain

• Homestead Act

• Reconstruction

• Manifest destiny

What was the purpose of Special Field Order #15 issued by General Sherman?

• To provide education to freed slaves

• To establish military rule in the South

• To grant up to 40 acres of land to some freed families

• To abolish slavery in the southern states

Which act offered public land to newly freed men in several southern states?

• The Kansas-Nebraska Act

• The Emancipation Proclamation

• The Missouri Compromise

• The Southern Homestead Act of 1866