Africans in AP US History typically refer to individuals brought from Africa during Transatlantic Slave Trade to work as slaves in the Americas.
Africans are like unwilling participants in a game (slavery) they didn't sign up for. They were forcefully taken from their home (Africa), transported across an ocean, and made to work under harsh conditions.
Slavery: A system where individuals known as slaves are treated as property and forced to work without consent.
Middle Passage: The stage of the triangular trade in which millions of Africans were forcibly transported to the New World as part of the Atlantic slave trade.
Abolitionism: Movement to end slavery, whether formal or informal.
How did the Portuguese differentiate themselves from other European colonizers in their interactions with Africans?
Which specific interaction between Europeans, Native Americans, and Africans ultimately led to the creation of a unique cultural hybrid in colonial America?
How did mutual trade between Europeans, Native Americans, and Africans influence the development of early American economies?
What role did Africans play in their own enslavement during early Colonial times?
What enduring practice in the Spanish colonial era led to significant cultural mixing between Europeans, natives and Africans?
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