AFAM 002A Lecture Notes - Lecture 4: Phillis Wheatley, Peter Salem, Salem Poor
28 Jan 2017
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Chapter 4 african americans and the struggle for independence (1763 1783) The american revolution (1776) independence from britain. Thomas jefferson, 3rd us president, chief author of declaration of independence. African americans were willing to fight for the patriot cause. The enlightenment led to reason among slavers and they saw slavery as inefficient, barbaric, and oppressive. However, the white people still had to believe freeing the slaves would be in their own self-interested and as their duties as christians. In the north, where christianity was strong, emancipation began to spread. In the chesapeake, the sentiment grew but no action was taken. The war led to less tobacco, less workers. Thomas jefferson 3rd us president: chief author of the declaration of independence, the monticello house = thomas jefferson"s mansion. Crispus attucks: symbol of african-american patriotism, first martyr to british oppression (at boston massacre) Thomas paine: founding father of the u. s.
