8-1.4 African Slave Movement Vocab

Stono Rebellion 1739 Slave rebellion at the Stono Bridge south of Charleston near Beaufort. The largest slave revolt in the colonial period

Negro Act 1740 Slaves in South Carolina could not be out without supervision, they could not get into groups, they had limited freedoms.

Slave Codes Codes developed after the rebellions. Slaves could not meet without a white man present Slaves needed papers to travel Slaves could not learn to read and write Slaves could not raise and store their own food Slaves could not communicate with drums, etc.

Naval Stores Materials used in the building of ships Pine trees Pitch Caulk Cord

Middle Passage England to the West Indies. The middle voyage of slaves on their way to America

Gullah A common language created by the slaves. It was a mixture of English and African. Was also a way of life.

Geechee The language of the Gullah people of the Sea Islands of South Carolina. Related to the Ogeechee River near Savannah, Georgia.

Manumit When a slave owner freed their slaves.

Carolina Gold The rice grown in colonial SC. Gold in color and it made the planters very rich.

Eliza Lucas Pinckney Came up with the standard process for raising and processing indigo.

Indigo Purple blue plant that when processed, it is made into blue dye bricks.

Salutary Neglect The time when the crown in England ignored the colonies in America.

Enumerated List Cash crops, staple crops- cotton, indigo, tobacco, rice Grown on a plantation and sold for cash profit.

Barbados Islands In the Caribbean where the settlers from SC came to the colony from.

Staple Crop Cash crop grown on a plantation for a cash profit. Cotton, Tobacco, Indigo, Rice

Triangular Trade IN the colonial period, trade between America, The West Indies and Africa.