2.3 Creating African American Culture

• The context of enslavement had a profound impact on the development of African American culture
• Forced displacement during enslavement disrupted traditional African cultural practices, languages, and social structures.

  True
• Match the factor of enslavement with its impact on African American culture:

  Forced Displacement ↔️ Disrupted cultural practices

  Dehumanization ↔️ Coping mechanisms and resistance

  Family Separation ↔️ Alternative kinship networks
• What form of music and dance allowed enslaved Africans to maintain connections to their cultural roots while adapting to enslavement?

  Ring shout
• Enslaved Africans maintained their languages by adapting them within the community
• Match the cultural element with its preservation strategy:

  Language ↔️ Maintaining and adapting native African languages

  Spiritual Beliefs ↔️ Blending with Christian traditions

  Music and Dance ↔️ Continued performative arts

  Kinship Structures ↔️ Establishing alternative family networks
• What are some examples of unique African American religious expressions that emerged from blending African and Christian beliefs?

  Voodoo, Santería, Hoodoo
• What led to the breakdown of traditional family units within the African American community during enslavement?

  Family separation
• Key figures like Frederick Douglass fought for freedom and equality
• Preservation strategies allowed African Americans to maintain connections to their cultural roots.

  True
• Oral traditions like storytelling and music served as a means of cultural expression and resistance
• Dehumanization during enslavement led to the erosion of personal identity and dignity, resulting in coping mechanisms and resistance
• African Americans preserved their cultural heritage during enslavement by blending traditional spiritual practices with Christian beliefs.


  True
• Match the cultural element with its impact of enslavement:

  Spiritual Practices ↔️ African American religious expressions

  Music ↔️ Cultural expression and resistance

  Ring Shout ↔️ Maintained cultural heritage
• African spiritual beliefs were blended with Christian traditions to create unique religious expressions.


  True
• The ring shout is a form of call-and-response music and dance
• Steps in the preservation of cultural heritage through music and dance during enslavement

  1️⃣ Engagement in performative arts

  2️⃣ Cultural expression and resistance

  3️⃣ Maintenance of cultural roots
• Fictive kin relationships provided emotional and practical support within the enslaved community.


  True
• Match the factor of enslavement with its impact on African American culture:

  Forced Displacement ↔️ Disrupted cultural practices

  Dehumanization ↔️ Led to coping mechanisms

  Family Separation ↔️ Necessitated alternative kinship

  Religious Suppression ↔️ Spurred adaptation of beliefs
• Enslaved Africans blended their traditional spiritual beliefs with Christian traditions, leading to the emergence of unique African American religious expressions
• Family separation led to the creation of alternative kinship networks within the enslaved community.


  True
• African Americans maintained their native African languages within the enslaved community
• What forced African Americans to develop a distinct cultural identity during enslavement?

  Harsh realities
• What role did music and dance play in preserving African American culture during enslavement?

  Cultural expression
• The context of enslavement significantly influenced the development of spiritual practices and music within the African American community.


  True
• The ring shout is an example of an oral tradition that preserved cultural heritage through music and dance
• What were some informal educational practices developed within enslaved communities despite legal restrictions?

  Oral transmission of knowledge
• What role did oral tradition play in preserving African American heritage during enslavement?

  Preserved heritage and knowledge
• Literary traditions allowed enslaved Africans to express their experiences through written narratives and poetry