Fort Mose

How did the first African Americans get to Florida?

• They flew over on an airplane

• Europeans brought them here from Afirca

• They already lived here

• They didn't live in Florida

WHY did the King of Spain decree slaves could be free?

• He didn't like slavery

• He wanted to be friends with the African Americans

• He wanted to weaken England's rule in the New World

• He needed people to live in Florida

What did the African Americans need to do to be free?

• convert to Catholicism and be loyal to Spain

• Move to Spain

• Escape to freedom

• Work for Spanish royalty

Why was Fort Mose built?

• Spain didn't want the African Americans in St. Augustine

• African Americans didn't want to live in St. Augustine

• There wasn't enough room in St. Augustine

• To act as a military outpost for the town

Who was the Chief of Fort Mose?

• Francisco Menendez

• Pedro Menendez de Aviles

• Ponce de Leon

• James Oglethorpe

What happened when James Oglethorpe attacked?

• They were able to defeat him.

• Fort Mose couldn't be destroyed

• He destroyed Fort Mose

• He attacked St. Augustine not Fort Mose

Where did the inhabitants of Fort Mose go when Britain took over?

• They fled to Cuba

• Nowhere, they stayed at Fort Mose

• South Carolina

• Sailed back to Africa

What makes Fort Mose so special?

• It was destroyed

• It was the largest fort in Florida

• The Spanish built it

• It was the first Free African settlement in America.