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What was the impact of Spanish Florida's asylum policy?
It created a powerful incentive for enslaved people in British territories to escape and seek freedom.
What did the South Carolina slave code of 1740 do?
It restricted the movement and autonomy of enslaved people in response to the Stono Rebellion.
Who was Francisco Menéndez?
He was the leader of Fort Mose, a formerly enslaved Senegambian who fought against the English.
Who was Jemmy?
He was the enslaved man who led the Stono Rebellion, seeking freedom in Spanish Florida.
Who was Governor Montiano?
The Governor of Florida who wrote a letter in 1739 detailing tensions with British colonies and runaway slaves.
Define Spanish Florida.
A Spanish colony that offered freedom to enslaved people from British territories who converted to Catholicism.
What is Fort Mose?
The first legally sanctioned free Black town in what is now the United States, established in Spanish Florida in 1738.
Define the Stono Rebellion.
A slave rebellion in 1739 in South Carolina, where enslaved people marched toward Spanish Florida seeking freedom.
What was the 1740 Slave Code?
A set of restrictive laws passed in South Carolina after the Stono Rebellion to limit the movement and autonomy of enslaved people.
Define asylum.
The protection granted by a nation to someone who has left their native country as a political refugee.
Who was Francisco Menéndez?
The leader of Fort Mose, he was a formerly enslaved Senegambian who fought against the English.
Who was Jemmy?
The enslaved man from the Angola region who led the Stono Rebellion.
Define 'safe haven'.
A place where people can live freely and without fear of persecution or enslavement.
Define 'slave codes'.
Laws enacted in the Southern states of the US which controlled enslaved people and denied them basic rights.
What is a primary source?
A firsthand account or original document from a historical period, offering direct insights into events and perspectives.