African American History

Question 1

First African American child born free in the colonies is baptized in Virginia

Answer 1

1624

William Tucker

Question 2

elected to Maryland’s general assembly

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1641

Mathias De Sousa

Question 3

Rhode Island enacts first anti-slavery law in British colonies= limits slavery to ten years

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1652

Question 4

Maryland enacts first law in colonial America banning marriage between white women and black men

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1664

Question 5

leads unsuccessful rebellion of whites and blacks against the English colonial hover mien in Virginia

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1676

Nathaniel Bacon

Question 6

All English colonies in America have enslaved african Americans

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1690

Question 7

French colonial government in Louisiana enacts Code Noir, first body of laws that govern both slaves and free blacks

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1724

Question 8

First permanent black settlement established by fugitive slaves at Gracia Real de Santa Teresa de Mose

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1738

Fort Mose, Florida

Question 9

First major South Carolina slave revolt

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1739

Cato’s Rebellion

Question 10

a slave, composes BARS FIGHT- first known poem by an African American

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1746

Lucy Terry

Question 11

constructs one of the first clocks in colonial America

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1752

Benjamin Banneker

Question 12

publishes a narrative of the uncommon sufferings and surprising deliverance of Briton Hammon-first autobiographical work written by an enslaved African

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1760

Briton Hammon

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publishes a book of poetry believed first written and published by African American

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1761

Jupiter Hammon

Question 14

First colonial resident to die for American independence when he’s killed by the British in the Boston Massacre

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1770

Crispus Attucks

Question 15

First book written by an African American woman published in the United States and second book in nations history authored by a woman to be published.

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1773
Poems on Various Subjects, Religious and Moral 
Phillis Wheatley  
(Most famous work: 
To His Excellency General Washington)

Question 16

Appalachian song

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Copland

Question 17

The creation

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Haydn

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Madame butterfly

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Puccini

Question 19

The barber of Seville

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Rossini

Question 20

Erioca

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Beethoven

Question 21

In the steppes of Central Asia

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Borodin

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Duke Bluebeards castle

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Bartok

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Boris Godunov

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Pushkin

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Lohengrin

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Wagner

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The bartered bride

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Smetana

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La Travita

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Verdi

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The sorcerers apprentice

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Goethe

Question 28

20 blacks from Dutch slaver are purchased for English settlement of Jamestown. First Africans uh the English North American colonies

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1613

Question 29

African Americans participate on the patriot side in the earliest battles of the revolution, concord, Lexington, and bunker hill. Two first patriot soldiers?

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1775 Peter Salem- battle of concord Salem Poor- battle of bunker hill

Question 30

A passage in the Declaration of Independence authored by Thomas Jefferson at the continental congress meeting in Philadelphia, condemned the slave trade. Controversial passage is removed from declaration due to pressure from southern colonies

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1776

Question 31

On July 8, becomes first political jurisdiction in the United States to abolish slavery

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1777 | Vermont

Question 32

Establishes first black Masonic lodge in the United States. African lodge #459 is granted a Masonic charter by the Grand Lodge of England

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1784 | Prince Hall

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Establishes formal procedures for transforming territories into states. Provides for eventual establishment of three to five states in the area north Ohio river, to be considered equal to original 13. Ordinance includes a Bill of Rights that guarantees freedom of religion, right to trial by jury, public education and ban on slavory in region.

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1787 | Northwest Ordinance

Question 34

United States constitution drafted. Provides for the constitution of the slave trade for another 20 years and required states to aid slaveholders in the recovery of fugitive states. Also stipulates a slave counts as 3/5ths of a man for purposes determining representation in House of Reps

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1787

Question 35

February major Andrew Elliott hires ___ to assist in survey of boundaries of 100-square-mile federal district that'd later become District of Columbia

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1791 | Benjamin Banneker

Question 36

Provides assistance to fugitive slaves is now a criminal offense

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1793 | Fugitive Slave Law

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Invents cotton gin in Georgia. Cotton gin provides major boost to slave-based cotton economy of South.

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1793 | Eli Whitney

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established in Philadelphia by Richard Allen.

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1794 Mother Bethel AME church AME = American Methodist Episcopal Church

Question 39

Attempts slave rebellion in Richmond, Virginia

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1800 | Gabriel Prosser

Question 40

James Callender claims Thomas Jefferson has kept own slaves, ______

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1802 | Sally Hemings

Question 41

Lewis and Clark expedition explores newly purchased Louisiana and Pacific Northwest. African American, York, is prominent in expedition

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1804- 1806

Question 42

US gov abolishes importation of enslaved Africans. Ban is ignored

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1808 | Slave Importation Ban

Question 43

600 African American troops among US army of 3000 led by General Andrew Jackson which defeats British forces at Battle of New Orleans. Black troops led by _______, highest ranking black officer in history US army

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1814 | Joseph Savary

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Establishes Underground Railroad

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1815 | Levi Coffin

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Allows Missouri into Union as slave state and Maine as free state. Sets boundary between slave and free territory in West at 36th parallel

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1820 | The compromise of 1820

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Smallest sovereign state with 1000 population

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Vatican City

Question 47

Who guards pope...name of security?

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Swiss Guard

Question 48

Headquarters of European Union and NATO?

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Brussels, Belgium

Question 49

Belgian city where War of 1812s peace treaty was signed

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Ghent

Question 50

England's Channel Islands

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Jersey, Guernsey, and Sark

Question 51

Dominant religion of Western Europe | 49.2%

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Catholic

Question 52

Divisions of Swiss government are called ____

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Cantons

Question 53

1992 treaty created paper currency called Euro

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Maastricht

Question 54

Rhine and Po rivers originate in these mountains

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Alps

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Western European trade union

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EU

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River associated with Rome

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Tiber

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River associated with Lisbon

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Tagus

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Peninsula of northern Denmark

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Jutland

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Mountain range running north/south in Italy

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Apennine Mountains