A) give support for someone's effort or plans B) helped C) having no hands D) skill using hands
A) Had several jobs to accomplish his goals B) it was not mentioned C) he was a good worker; purchased his wife's freedom D) he supported abolition and believed in educating African-Americans
A) Was the captain of the ship used to take Slaves to the West-Indies B) He was James Forten's Grandfather C) He supported abolition and believed in educating African Americans to help them play meaningful roles in the colonies D) Describe the people that James Forten knew
A) They showed great pride and strength B) They showed weakness and lack of pride C) It was odd for African American people to wear clean clothes where people could see them. D) It was the first time James seen black people
A) There was a constant threat of being shot B) There was a constant threat of free African Americans being captured and forced into enslavement. C) There was no reason to be terrified D) He was afraid to swim and didn't want to drown
A) The author wanted to show how happy the prisoners were B) The information the author gave was not true C) The author wanted to create a nice picture for the reader D) To give a clear idea of what James and the other colonial prisoners endured
A) Beasley's son did not help James B) His friendship placed James on the prison ship C) Beasley's son kept James from being placed on the slave ship bound for the West Indies D) James did not form a relationship with his son
A) The author wanted to show how luck will get you through B) Forten shows how ordinary people could make important contributions to American history, and how African Americans helped create the United States C) The author wanted to show how weak James was D) The author wanted to show that African Americans had very little importance in American history
A) people who betray their country B) a disease transmitted by mosquitoes; its symptoms include high fever and vomiting C) someone who works for another person in order to learn a trade D) the state of being owned and controlled by another person
A) prisoners B) people who betray their country C) the lower inside part of the ship D) grim fear
A) drawn into conflict or battle B) a cluster of small iron balls used as a cannon charge C) changing directions while sailing D) uncertain; hesitant |