answersLogoWhite

0

The term mulatto means the first generation child of one black parent and one white parent, so for the most part yeah.

User Avatar

Wiki User

12y ago

What else can I help you with?

Continue Learning about Anthropology

What do you call a person who studies family ancestry?

A person who studies family ancestry is called a genealogist.


Why did Africans enslave people?

When Africans took slaves, it was usually due to the person being a battle prisoner. The tribes of certain areas were frequently warring. It was an efficient way of managing rivals. When slavery became more prevalent in Europe and especially the United States, this method of dealing with prisoners became more popular. After the rival was captured, they would be sold to the slave traders. This was a way to get them out of the way for good, plus benefit their own tribe.


What are creole people mixed with?

Creole:Any person of European descent born in the West Indies or Spanish America.A person descended from or culturally related to the original French settlers of the southern US especially Louisiana.The French patois spoken by these people.A person descended from or culturally related to the Spanish and Portuguese settlers of the Gulf Sates.A person of Black descent born in the Western Hemisphere, as distinguished from a Black person brought from Africa. Also called "Creole Black."Any person of mixed European and Black ancestry who speaks a Creole dialect.


Why were Africans captured and sold into slavery?

Africans were the slaves because whites were judging them just because of their skin color, and because they failed at trying to keep Native Americans as slaves. Blacks were said to be "3/5" of a normal person because they were treated like property.


What does the word ethonic background mean?

"Ethnic background" refers to a person's cultural heritage or ancestry, including factors such as nationality, race, religion, and language. It helps to shape an individual's identity and can influence their beliefs, traditions, and values.

Related Questions

Person of mixed European and Indian ancestry?

The native Americans and Europeans trace their origin in Asia


What is a mulatto?

A mulatto is a person with black ancestry and white ancestry, or black and white parents. This term is not in technical use these days, and is found offensive in some cultures, but endearing in others.


What is the term for a white and black ancestry?

A person with a Caucasian and African ancestry was called a Mulatto.


What is the name for a person of mixed European-African ancestry?

Mulatto.


What are people called who have mixed African and European ancestry?

A ________is a person of mixed European and Native American ancestry Question 3 options: Mestizo Creole Moskito Mulatto


What do you call a person with African and European ancestry?

Those with partial African and partial European ancestry are called mulattoes. It is a very offensive term, or used to be in the olden times.


What was not a category under race and ethnicity in the US census of 1860?

Mulatto denotes a person with one white parent and one black parent or a person who has both black ancestry and white ancestry.


What is a mulatto person?

A mulatto is the child of a black person and a white person.


What does the word octoroon mean?

It means that you are one-eighth black. other words for the same things are Mulatto, quadroon.A person who's ancestry is one eighth (1/8) black.


What are mulattoes and mestizos?

Im mulatto. A mulatto is a person who has a one parent that is white and the other black. A mestizo is a native American and European person. Hope this helped :)


Old word for black and white person?

Mulatto.


Who is considered a mulatto?

A mulatto typically refers to a person of mixed African and European descent. This term was historically used to describe individuals with one Black parent and one White parent. However, the term is problematic and outdated, and it is now more appropriate to refer to individuals by their specific racial and ethnic backgrounds.