2.1 AP African American Studies

Vocab and Key concepts

Ladinos People

socio ethnic group in central America, mixed spanish and indigenous descent who adopted spanish language and American Culture (ladinos were part of the atlantic creoles)

Atlantic Creoles

People of African descent who worked as intermediaries (person who is a link between people) before chattel slavery

Conquistadores

Spanish conquers. Soldiers and explorers

Colonialism

establishing political control over a foreign territory and its people

Juan Garrido

Afro

Estavanico (Esteban)

First African and first Arab person to explore North America, enslaved healer from Morocco+ translator

Trans Atlantic Slave Trade

systematic importation of African people from native continent Across the Atlantic to the Americas

Wolof

West African language spoken mostly in Senegal and Gambia

Akan

ethnolinguisting group of people in Ghana and Ivory Coast

Igbo

One of the largest ethnic groups in Nigeria

Yoruba

Ethnic group native to west africa, mainly found in Nigeria, Benin, and Togo

What were the three main roles of Africans in America? Conquistadores, enslaved laborers and Free skilled workers and artisans

Where did the majority of Enslaved Africans come from? Gambia, Sierra Leone, Ivory Coast, Liberia, Mozambique and Ghana