AP African American Studies / Unit 2: Freedom, Enslavement, and Resistance
2.15 Maroon Societies and Autonomous Black Communities
Notes
Maroons escaped slavery and formed independent communities in remote areas: the Great Dismal Swamp (Virginia/North Carolina), Jamaica's maroons, Brazil's Palmares.
Practice
Maroon communities were formed by:
Freedom in remote places.
The Great Dismal Swamp sheltered maroons in:
Hidden communities.
Palmares was a large maroon community in:
Quilombo.
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