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