Fort Mose Quiz

Site of Fort Mose, was the first settlement of what? ​ (a)  

• Free Africans in North America
• European settlers in North America
• Native Americans in South America

What is the full name of Fort Mose? ​ (a)  

• Gracia Real de Santa Teresa de Mose
• Fort Knox
• Moseville
• Santa Teresa Fort

What were two rights that Spain granted to slaves in the new colonies in the America? ​ (a)   ​ (b)  

• earn money
• sue the owner in court
• own property
• vote in elections
• receive education
• freedom of speech

To remain safe and avoid detection, where did Native Americans and Africans commonly choose to live? ​ (a)  

• Secret communities in mountains and swamps
• Open fields and plains
• Busy cities and towns

What message was spread to slaves in the Carolinas? ​ (a)  

• Runaways could be safe in Florida
• Slaves were not allowed to leave the plantation
• Slaves were encouraged to rebel against their masters

To attain complete freedom, what did slaves have to agree to in return? ​ (a)   ​ (b)  

• Convert to the Catholic religion
• To fight to defend Florida
• To join the British army
• To pay a large sum of money

What was the name of the castle in St. Augustine, Florida? ​ (a)  

• Castillo de San Marcos
• Fort Sumter
• Alamo

Once England became part of Britain, the English people were then known as what? ​ (a)  

• British
• European
• American

As reward for their great bravery, the king of Spain gave what to the free Africans? ​ (a)  

• Their own town
• their own country
• their own field

What symbolic significance did the fort hold for the enslaved people? ​ (a)  

• freedom
• slavery
• imprisonment