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Afr.Cultures 8-1.4
The significance of enslaved and free Africans in SC
| Question | Answer |
|---|---|
| What was the longest part of the slave journey, from the coast of Africa to the West Indies? | Middle Passage |
| Who played an important role in developing the economy of SC? | African Americans |
| The economy of SC was based off what system? | Plantation |
| From what Caribbean island did settlers, in SC, bring their slaves? | Barbados |
| What crop did the Africans know how to grow well? | Rice |
| Most slaves came to the Carolina colony through which port town? | Charles Town |
| What would the slaves do, while working, that would keep up their spirits? | Sing |
| What was the name of the slave revolt near Charles Town? | Stono Rebellion |
| After the Stono Rebellion, what was put in place to have tighter control of the slaves? | Negro Act |
| What language was spoken by many of the slaves in SC? | Gullah |
| Slaves were considered this because they were seen as property of their owners. | Chattel |
| Which people made up most of the population in Colonial SC? | Slaves |