Planter who led a rebellion in 1676 against the governor of the Virginia Colony
Gustavas Vassa
name given to Equiano by one of his masters and used until he wrote his narrative
Romanus Pontifex
A papal bull that confirms the Crown of Portugal dominion over all lands south of Cape Bojador in Africa.
Slave Laws 1705
Virginia laws that are codified regarding slavery
census
the official count of a population
cowrie shell
money or jewelry in African empires
Anthony and Isabella
an African couple living in Elizabeth City in 1624
racism
Belief that one race is superior to another
San Juan Bautista
a ship that brought enslaved Africans to the Americas
Susan Constant, Godspeed, Discovery
three ships which brought the Jamestown settlers to America
Ouladah Equiano
An African slave who recounted the horrors of the journey aboard a slave ship to the Americas.
John Rolfe
He was one of the English settlers at Jamestown who documented the arrival of Africans to Virginia
Triangle Trade
a trade route that exchanged goods between the West Indies, the American colonies, and West Africa
Middle Passage
A voyage that brought enslaved Africans across the Atlantic Ocean to North America and the West Indies
Slavic people
people from places like Russia, Poland, Serbia, and other Eastern European nations
tobacco
Cash crop that made a profit and saved Jamestown
non-Christian
a term used to describe people who were not from Christian Europe in the 1600s
King Alfonso V
king of Portugal who received a papal bull that granted Portugal exclusive rights to W.Africa
Caribbean Plantations
Place Portugal sent first slaves; cash crops like tobacco, coffee, indigo
"20 and odd "
An except from John Rolfe from 1607 on the arrival of the first African Americans to Virginia.
Jamestown
The first permanent English settlement in North America, found in East Virginia
Transatlantic Slave Trade
The brutal system of trading African Slaves from Africa to the Americas.
Elmina Castle
the slave fortress in what is now the coastal central region of Ghana built by the Portuguese and later occupied by the Dutch and English
slav
a member of a group of peoples in central and eastern Europe speaking Slavic languages.
Catholic Church
an entity that officially opposed slavery
William
the first child of Africa. descent born in Virginia
Kingdom of Ndongo
West African kingdom that between 1623 and 1663 experiences some success in resisting Portugal. By the end of the seventeenth century, the kingdom suc...
Anthony Johnson
African-American landowner in Virginia. Was at first an indentured servant. (1620) Tobacco farmer. Died in 1670.
White Lion and the Treasurer 1619
privateer ships that took enslaved people from the San Juan Bautista
Bacon's Rebellion
A rebellion lead by Nathaniel Bacon with backcountry farmers to attack Native Americans in an attemp to gain more land
slavery
A system of enforced servitude in which some people are owned by other people.
Headright System
Headrights were parcels of land consisting of about 50 acres which were given to colonists who brought indentured servants into America. They were use...
Luanda, Angola
One of the places in Africa where people were enslaved and placed on ships here
Byzantine Empire
an empire that captured slavic people and enslaved them
Pope Nicholas V
Issued a papal bull giving Portugal the exclusive rights to W. Africa
Angelo/Angela
the first African woman recorded in Virginia
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