Benchmark 2 Review

A person who is killed because of their religious or other beliefs

honesty, decency

founder of African-American literature published poem in 1761 in New York, first by an African American in North America

prolonged cruel or unjust treatment or control

A transition word, phrase, or sentence connecting ideas or paragraphs; designed to help essay flow smoothly

colonists who remained loyal to Britain and opposed the war for independence

wise saying

a short and amusing or interesting story about a real incident or person

pretending to believe what one does not

 a free African-American almanac author, surveyor, landowner and farmer who had knowledge of mathematics 

biological reproduction by partners of different racial categories

below, less than

relatives

an argument or set of reasons put forward to oppose an idea or theory developed in another argument

A belief in the equality of all people

Writing or speech that is not intended to carry literal meaning and is usually meant to be imaginative and vivid.

The organization and supervision of slave field hands into working teams on southern plantations

something that appears false or contradictory but is actually correct

They are people who work or live in an employer's household

Slaves that were bought and sold; viewed as property, not people

traditional knowledge

release from slavery

the total rejection of religious or moral beliefs

the opening section of a piece of writingHook

the social process of absorbing one cultural group into harmony with another

unpaid workers who were owned by ("bound" to) a "master" who controlled not only their labor, but also all other aspects

Words, events, or circumstances that help determine meaning.

banish

depriving of human qualities

A personal view, attitude, or appraisal.

the housing for slaves, oftentimes small shack-like houses with very few comforts

Religious folk songs that blended biblical themes with the realities of slavery

A concise statement, often offering advice; an adage

A middle paragraph in an essay. It develops a point you want to make that supports your thesis.

American colonists who were determined to fight the British

private ships hired by a country to attack its enemies

Fictional relationships created by enslaved Africans intended to help provide mutual support

The blending of African, European, and some Amerindian cultural elements into the unique sociocultural systems

a system of ideas and ideals

importance

The first sentence or question in an essay that is designed to grab the reader's attention

Persons of mixed European and African ancestry

white people who watch over and direct the work of slaves

A privileged male slave whose job was to ensure that a slave gang did its work on a plantation.

to move from one place to another

A sentence that expresses the main idea of the paragraph in which it occurs.

blood relatives of an earlier generation

fixed deeply and firmly

Religious settlers in the Pennsylvania region who believed in social equality

a short statement, usually one sentence, that summarizes the main point or claim of an essay, research paper, etc.

A practical lesson about right and wrong

the practice of persuading someone to do something by using force or threats