James Forten

Mr. Bridges encouraged Thomas Forten to -----.

• move to Boston and open his own sailmaking business

• make sure James learned to read and write

• send James to work for a Quaker family

• save money so he could provide a nice home for his family

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CCSS.RI.1.1

CCSS.RI.2.1

CCSS.RI.3.1

CCSS.RL.2.1

CCSS.RL.3.1

While Forten was on the "Royal Louis," what was his job?

• delivering drinking water to the sailors as they worked on the decks

• patching the sails whenever they needed repair, even during battle

• carrying the gunpowder from belowdecks up to the guns

• helping the gunner load the cannonballs into the barrels

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CCSS.RL.7.9

CCSS.RL.8.9

What was the result of Forten's friendship was Captain Beasley's son?

• British sailors saved James when he fell overboard.

• James was not sent away on a slave ship bound for the West Indies.

• James was taken back to England to be a servant for the Beasleys.

• Mr. Bridges was allowed to buy Jame's freedom from the captain.

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CCSS.RI.4.2

CCSS.RI.5.2

CCSS.RL.4.2

CCSS.RL.5.2

CCSS.RL.6.2

More than the game of marbles, what probably saved Forten's life?

• the bribe money that Mr. Bridges paid to Captain Beasley

• the news of Washington's victory over Cornwallis

• the French Blockade of all non-American ships

• the closing of trade routes to the West Indies

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CCSS.RL.7.9

CCSS.RL.8.9

Which of these was NOT something James Forten did after the war?

• He established the first black college in America.

• He supported the right of women to vote.

• He used his wealth to support antislavery groups.

• He eventually became the owner of Mr. Bridge's business.

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CCSS.RI.11-12.10

CCSS.RI.6.10

CCSS.RI.7.10

CCSS.RI.8.10

CCSS.RI.9-10.10