History Study Notes: Resistance

Flashcards based on lecture notes covering slave resistance methods, Harriet Tubman, and the Amistad mutiny led by Joseph Cinque.

According to the notes, what were the work-related resistance methods used by plantation workers?

They worked slower and did not listen to instructions.

How did plantation workers resist by making themselves ill?

They made themselves sick by eating poison and sand.

What were the extreme physical acts of resistance performed by plantation workers?

They utilized themselves by cutting off limbs and committed suicide.

What did Harriet Tubman believe regarding her mission to free slaves?

She believed that God was going to help her and others to be free.

Which movement did Harriet Tubman use to help slaves become free?

The underground Railway Movement.

Who was Joseph Cinque?

A man who fought against being taken to America and, along with 53 other slaves, took over the ship Amistad.

On what date did Joseph Cinque and the other slaves take over the Amistad?

July 2, 1839.

Who was killed during the takeover of the ship Amistad?

The Captain and the cook.

How many other slaves participated in the Amistad takeover with Joseph Cinque?

53 other slaves.