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What were the causes and effects of the Stono Rebellion?
Cause: Promise of freedom in Spanish Florida. Effect: Stricter slave codes in South Carolina.
What were the causes and effects of Spanish Florida's asylum policy?
Cause: Desire to weaken British colonies and populate Florida. Effect: Influx of enslaved people seeking freedom and increased tensions with Britain.
What were the causes and effects of the establishment of Fort Mose?
Cause: Spanish policy of offering freedom. Effect: Provided a haven for formerly enslaved people and angered British colonists.
Define Spanish Florida.
A Spanish colony that offered freedom to enslaved people from British territories who converted to Catholicism.
What is Fort Mose?
The first legally sanctioned free Black town in what is now the United States, established in Spanish Florida in 1738.
Define the Stono Rebellion.
A slave rebellion in 1739 in South Carolina, where enslaved people marched toward Spanish Florida seeking freedom.
What was the 1740 Slave Code?
A set of restrictive laws passed in South Carolina after the Stono Rebellion to limit the movement and autonomy of enslaved people.
Define asylum.
The protection granted by a nation to someone who has left their native country as a political refugee.
Who was Francisco Menéndez?
The leader of Fort Mose, he was a formerly enslaved Senegambian who fought against the English.
Who was Jemmy?
The enslaved man from the Angola region who led the Stono Rebellion.
Define 'safe haven'.
A place where people can live freely and without fear of persecution or enslavement.
Define 'slave codes'.
Laws enacted in the Southern states of the US which controlled enslaved people and denied them basic rights.
What is a primary source?
A firsthand account or original document from a historical period, offering direct insights into events and perspectives.
What happened in 1738 in Florida?
Fort Mose, the first legally sanctioned free Black town in what is now the United States, was established.
What was the significance of the Stono Rebellion (1739)?
It was a major slave uprising in South Carolina, fueled by the promise of freedom in Spanish Florida, leading to stricter slave codes.
What was the British response to Fort Mose?
British colonial forces invaded Florida and destroyed Fort Mose.
What was the impact of Spanish Florida's policy in the 17th century?
Enslaved people from Georgia and the Carolinas began seeking asylum in St. Augustine, Spanish Florida.
What restrictive laws were passed in 1740?
South Carolina passed a harsh slave code to limit the movement and autonomy of enslaved people.
What was the role of Catholicism in Spanish Florida?
Conversion to Catholicism was a requirement for enslaved people seeking freedom in Spanish Florida.
What inspired the Stono Rebellion?
The promise of freedom and sanctuary in Spanish Florida inspired the Stono Rebellion.
What was Augustine?
A proclamation in Augustine promised freedom to runaway slaves.
What was the Kingdom of Kongo?
Many participants in the Stono Rebellion were from the Kingdom of Kongo, Portuguese speakers familiar with Catholicism.
What happened after an encounter mentioned in the Governor's letter?
Mention of enslaved people scattering after an encounter.