2. Can be traced back to 1760 BC Spanish enslaved Native Americans through their policy of encomienda Spanish failed to bring Africans to America and the white revolutionaries saw the opportunity to make Africans work for them African slaves brought to America by Dutch in 1619 Whites bought and owned slaves Slavery
3. Rules of the slaves Slaves could not gather in groups of 4 or more Slaves caught escaping would be beaten or have their limbs cut off Slaves could not own weapons Slaves could not learn to read or write Slaves could not leave their owner’s property This was to ensure the slaves would not escape and think of freedom Slavery
4. In relation to the novel Slaves, mostly blacks, were discriminated They were not thought of highly The study of slavery helps me understand how the blacks were treated and how their white counterparts saw them Slavery
5. Southern states – North Carolina, South Carolina, Kentucky Delaware, Georgia, Maryland, Virginia, Tennessee and Louisianna Led by Abraham Lincoln Was fought to curb slavery from expanding to other states where slavery did not exist War was fought from 1861 to 1865 The civil war
6. Begun in 1950 Movements in the United States aimed at outlawing racial discrimination against African Americans and restoring voting rights in Southern states Supported by John Kennedy Outcome was that Blacks were equal to Whites Civil rights movement
7. Brown v. Board of Education Blacks were unhappy about over populated school premises and unsuitable conditions in their school Judge ordered segregation to be phased out over time Desegregating Little Rock 9 Black students were sent to Little Rock Central High School One of Nine black students turned up because she did not receive a phone call about the dangers of attending school She was harassed and was brought into a police car for her protection The nine black students had to be escorted by federal troops but still were harassed and attacked Civil rights movement
8. A woman named Rosa Parks refused to give up her seat to a white passenger Parks was arrested, tried, and convicted for disorderly conduct and violating a local ordinance African-Americans demanded a more humane bus transportation system Pushed for desegregation and boycott lasted 381 days Reduced bus revenue to up to 80% which led to the desegregation in buses Montgomery Bus Boycott
9. 9 Black boys were accused of raping 2 white girls They were trialed in an unfairly, which included a set-up and an all white jury Tom Robinson was falsely accused of raping MayellaEwell Scottsboro trials
10. A Southern Belle is a a young woman of the American Old South's upper class. A Southern Gentleman is a man who is polite and is someone worth respecting Atticus – He is polite and is respected, and even decided to defend a black in court Bob Ewell – He is ruthless as he raped his own daughter and accused someone else of doing so Traits of a true Southern Belle and Southern Gentleman
11. Born on April 28, 1926 in Monroeville, Alabama Pursued a law degree at the University of Alabama from 1945 to 1949 Studied for a summer in Oxford, England, before moving to New York City, where she worked as a reservation clerk Continued as a reservation clerk until 1958, when she devoted herself to writing Published To Kill a Mocking Bird on July 11, 1960 TKMB was the only book Lee published Won the 1961 Pulitzer Prize for fiction Awarded Presidential Medal of Freedom of the United States for her contribution to literature in 2007
