Chapters 1-4: Stamped (Racism, Antiracism, and You)

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Who was the first person Reynolds identifies as the “world’s first racist”?

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Gomes Eanes de Zurara

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What was Zurara’s role in the creation of racist ideas?

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He created stories to portray Africans as inferior

Front

Which philosopher believed Black people had “dirty brains”?

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John Locke

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What is polygenesis, as mentioned in Chapter 3?

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A theory that different races come from different origins or “Adams”

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What made the 1688 Germantown Petition so significant?

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It was the first known antislavery petition written by European settlers.

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Why was Nathaniel Bacon angry during Bacon’s Rebellion?

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He was a poor White man angry about being exploited by wealthy elites.

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What was the main goal of creating “white privilege” after Bacon’s Rebellion?

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To divide poor Whites and Black people so they wouldn’t rise up together

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What did Cotton Mather write about that helped fuel mass hysteria in Salem? Options: The horrors of slavery, A book about Native American resistance, A book on witchcraft and possession, His memoir from Harvard

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A book on witchcraft and possession

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How was the devil often described during the Salem Witch Trials?

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As a Black figure, linking Blackness with evil

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What did racist laws during Mather’s time do to limit the rights of Black people?

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Banned them from marrying White people, Classified them as livestock for tax purposes, Prevented them from owning property or holding office.