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