afam lit "sugar" quiz

triangular trade

ship route connecting africa, america, and europe

middle passage

forced voyage of enslaved africans across the atlantic ocean to the new world

haitian revolution

successful slave rebellion, series of conflicts between enslaves haitian people, colonists, and the british army

whitney plantation

former plantation, current museum that addresses the reality of enslaved people’s experiences

martin’s bank relief sculpture

2 children holding bags of money which showed that they were the source of profit, neptune resting hands on their heads as a symbol of oppression

once used as a spice, has no fat, preserves food

sugar facts

prejudice

conscious opinion about someone based on stereotypes or limited information

implicit bias

unconscious prejudice against specific group due to prior influences

BIPOC

black, indigenous, people of color

intersectionality

different identities are interconnected and not independent of each other

microagression

statement or action regarded as unintentional discrimination against members of a marginalized group

imposter syndrome

self-doubt of intellect, skills, or accomplishments, fear people will see the “real you”

middle east and meditterranean countries

in the 14th and 15th centuries, where was sugar imported into britain from?

expensive

why was sugar reserved for royalty?

carribean islands

where did the british establish their sugar colonies?

grown by enslaved people after britain abolished slavery

what led to the increase in sugar production in louisiana?

brazil

what country was the last to abolish slavery?

germany has memorials dedicated to the halocaust, america doesn’t

germany vs US

from senegambia (senegal the gambia) and knows a lot about the atlantic slave trade

dr. ibrihima seck significance of serving as the director of research at whitney plantation?

addresses reality of enslaved people’s experiences rather than other plantation that highlight white people’s wealth and experience

why is whitney plantation different?

“white people started the mess and should fix it”

why did john cummings transform the plantation into a museum?

indigo

what crop was grown at the whitney plantation before sugar?

sugary products fill the shelves at their local convenient stores, have higher rates of diabetes

correlation btwn sugar and health outcomes in black communties?

royal african company

used military personnel, government agents, and private investment capital to sell stock to merchants which led to the transatlantic slave-trading institution

molasses

what sugar product became an important commodity?