What year did Gomes Eanes De Zurara publish his book The Chronicle of The Discovery and Conquest of Guniea
1577
1415
1728
1669
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Explain curse theory and the book used to support it
Curse theory explained that African people were "cursed" because of Noah's son having sex on the arch. It was said his descendants would be "dark" "disgusting"
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In relation to slavery, what did Puritans believe?
That slavery helped make white men rich
That slavery was barbaric and should be abolished
That slavery was good for the economy
That slavery was necessary to "save" African souls
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What were the names of the two Puritan men from chapter 2 "Puritan Power"
John Pory and George Yeardley
Prince Henry and Zurara
John Cotton and Richard Mather
George Best and William Perkins
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What was the cash crop grown in America during the first section of Stamped?
Tobacco
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Who was Nathaniel Bacon?
A poor white farmer who wanted to overthrow rich white men with the help of the slaves.
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Who was the racist wunderkind from chapter 4?
John Cotton
Richard Mather
Cotton Mather
Increase Mather
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Explain Climate Theory: Created by Aristotle
The idea that African people were only "inferior" because of the heat of the continent they lived on
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Puritans believed they were superior to
Native Americans
All of the above
All Non-Puritans
African People
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Lucilio Vanini believed African people were born of "a different Adam." What did he mean by this?
African people could not be named Adam
African People had a different origin story than Adam & Eve
That African people didn't believe in Adam and Eve
That African people could not be saved
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The Mennonites in Germantown Pennsylvania were the first to create an anti-racist petition. What did it say?
That owning slaves was not a form of oppression
That owning slaves was similar to religious opppression
That Slavery was necessary for the salvation of slaves
That freed slaves should become more like the mennonites
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What did The Puritans do to Metacomet? (The Native American War hero)
They cut up his body and showed off his remains
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What was the outcome of Nathaniel Bacon's Rebellion?
White Privileges were given to keep the classes separate
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How did the Salem Witch Hunt impact the view of people of color in the late 1600s?
Satan was described as black, which associated people of color with evil
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Why did Americans need more slaves in the last 1600s?
To accommodate the high demand for tobacco
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What is the definition of an assimilationist?
People who want races to be segregated
None of the above
People who accept other people if they act more like them
