Which of the following was true of Phillis Wheatley?
a) She was a deeply religious person.
b) She was born free in Massachusetts.
c) She escaped from slavery at age thirteen.
d) She moved to Sierra Leone in the 1790s.
Answer: a
You might also like to view...
During his presidency, Vladimir Putin renewed the war against rebels in ________
Fill in the blank(s) with the appropriate word(s).
Mayan commoners represented the labor force whose ¬¬__________ supported the ruling dynastic families as well as the craftspeople in the cities.
a. agricultural surplus b. taxes c. mined precious metals d. military service
In 1864 the Republicans changed their name to the ________ Party.
Fill in the blank(s) with the appropriate word(s).
Based on his Senatorial debates with Abraham Lincoln, how did Stephen Douglas view slavery?
a. He did not take a moral position on slavery and mainly considered its impact on his political prospects. b. He believed slavery was an affront to the Declaration of Independence and must be ended immediately. c. He favored creating a southern Confederacy based on slave labor even at the expense of national unity. d. He supported local police regulations to protect and maintain slavery in an area. e. He feared slavery would undermine the South's ability to industrialize and stay competitive with the North