USI – Glossary Of Terms

a trade in enslaved people, mainly from Africa, to the Middle East, North Africa and India; also known as the Oriental slave trade

Edo people are members of an ethnic group from areas of Nigeria, in West Africa who share a common culture and language

Efik people are members of an ethnic group from areas of Nigeria, in West Africa who share a common culture and language

being set free, or granted rights equal to others who already enjoy them (including allowing non-Anglicans to sit in Parliament and have other civic rights); the freeing of enslaved people from slavery

A symbol, design or figure used as an identifying mark

To cause to become part of a system

To leave a country or region to live elsewhere

To bring about force

granting the right to vote

To cut or carve on a surface

name given to European 18th century period/movement characterized by literal rationalism in scientific and philosophical thought

a person devoid of freedom and personal rights, who is the held in servitude and considered the property of another whether by capture, purchase or birth

to make a slave of a person; being held in captivity, servitude

Fairness or justness in dealing between people

traditionally a large area of land, used for agriculture, centred on a large house, owned by one person or family

A product where by a design has been eaten into a hard surface

Following accepted rules of conduct

A member of a minority group who keeps the customs, language or social ideas of the group

Centered or focused on Europe or European peoples, especially in relation to historical or cultural influence

of, or according to, the Christian gospel; often conservative Protestant Christianity

Clear to the sight or mind

To enlarge a fact or a statement beyond what is true

To shut or keep out

A person living in a foreign country, especially one who has renounced his/her own country

Labour in which workers are used unfairly for the owner’s own advantage