A) helped B) give support for someone's effort or plans C) having no hands D) skill using hands
A) he was a good worker; purchased his wife's freedom B) it was not mentioned C) Had several jobs to accomplish his goals D) he supported abolition and believed in educating African-Americans
A) He supported abolition and believed in educating African Americans to help them play meaningful roles in the colonies B) He was James Forten's Grandfather C) Describe the people that James Forten knew D) Was the captain of the ship used to take Slaves to the West-Indies
A) It was the first time James seen black people B) They showed great pride and strength 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 a constant threat of free African Americans being captured and forced into enslavement. C) There was a constant threat of being shot D) There was no reason to be terrified
A) The information the author gave was not true B) The author wanted to show how happy the prisoners were 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) His friendship placed James on the prison ship B) Beasley's son did not help James 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) The author wanted to show that African Americans had very little importance in American history 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) 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) the lower inside part of the ship C) people who betray their country D) grim fear
A) a cluster of small iron balls used as a cannon charge B) changing directions while sailing C) drawn into conflict or battle D) uncertain; hesitant |