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Slavery and the Making of America vol. 1 – The Downward Spiral – Discussion Questions 1) What was an Atlantic Creole? 2) Why were African women brought into the African colony? What two jobs did they perform? 3) When was the first black marriage performed? 4) What was known as “half freedom” and why was it used? 5) What occurred in 1640 that marked the turning point for black and white indentured servants? 6) How did parentage determine the legal status of children? 7) Why is this significant? 8) Why does Francis Driggus, free woman, turn herself over to servitude? 9) Why are free blacks eventually banned from living in certain areas by 1691? 10)

What was the first slave colony?

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Where were the slaves transported from?

12) What becomes the cash crop in the Carolinas and how does this come about? 13) What happens as a result of the discovery of a profitable cash crop? 14) What role did the slave trade play in the exploitation of people for economic gain? 15) How did slavery in South Carolina violate certain cultural norms and thereby emasculate West African men? 16)

What did this do to the men psychologically?

17) Discuss the relationship between the increasing inhumane treatment of the slaves and the actual slave sentiment regarding slavery? 18)

Why were white men required to carry guns to church?

19) Why did the slaves try to escape to Florida in the Stono Rebellion? 20)

What happened as a result of the Stono Rebellion?...