phillis Wheatley

Did she escape from slavery?

• Yes

• No

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where was she born?

• 1765

• 1985

• 1753

• 1980

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was she aloud to have education inside slavery? and what did she learn

• Early life. At the age of 14, she wrote her first poem, "To the University of Cambridge, in New England.". Recognizing her literary ability, the Wheatley family supported Phillis's education and left the household labor to their other domestic slaves. The Wheatleys often showed off her abilities to friends and family.

• Phillis Wheatley. Her first name Phillis was derived from the ship that brought her to America, “the Phillis.” The Wheatley family educated her and within sixteen months of her arrival in America she could read the Bible, Greek and Latin classics, and British literature. She also studied astronomy and geography.

• Born around 1753 in Gambia, Africa, Wheatley was captured by slave traders and brought to America in 1761. Upon arrival, she was sold to the Wheatley family in Boston, Massachusetts. The Wheatley family educated her and within sixteen months of her arrival in America she could read the Bible, Greek and Latin classics, and British literature

• December 5, 1784 Boston Massachusetts Phillis Wheatley, (born c. 1753, present-day Senegal?, West Africa—died December 5, 1784, Boston, Massachusetts, U.S.), the first black woman poet of note in the United States.

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what age did she publish her first poet?

• 12

• 32

• 14

• 19

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what did she write about against in letters?

• even though the exact place of Wheatley’s birth is unknown, historians believe that she was born either in Gambia or Senegal.

• Phillis Wheatley ‘s real name and date of birth are unknown.

• Success. The Wheatleys moved in circles with enlightened Boston Christians who were starting to come to the conclusion that keeping slaves was not compatible with Christianity.

• Phillis Wheatley wrote a letter to Reverend Samson Occom, commending him on his ideas and beliefs stating that enslaved people should be given their natural-born rights in America. Wheatley also exchanged letters with the British philanthropist John Thornton, who discussed Wheatley and her poetry in correspondence with John Newton.

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