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