Phillis Wheatley: Crash Course Black American History #7

What significant contribution did enslaved people make to American culture?

• They introduced new agricultural techniques.

• They developed unique forms of music, art, and literature.

• They established the first public education systems.

• They founded the first American political parties.

From what region was Phillis Wheatley taken captive, and in what year did she arrive in New England?

• West Africa, 1753

• Gambia River region, 1761

• Boston, 1753

• West Africa, 1770

Who was George Whitefield, and what was his connection to Phillis Wheatley?

• He was a colonial governor who supported her education.

• He was a fellow poet who mentored her.

• He was a Methodist Anglican preacher whose messages influenced her.

• He was the owner of the Wheatley family who purchased her.

What unusual opportunity did Phillis Wheatley have within four years of arriving in Boston?

• She was granted her freedom.

• She learned to read and write English.

• She traveled back to West Africa.

• She published her first book of poetry.

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How did Phillis Wheatley's poetry impact the anti-slavery movement?

• It provided a new form of entertainment for slave owners.

• It became a symbol of the intellectual capabilities of people of African descent.

• It directly led to the immediate abolition of slavery in the colonies.

• It was primarily used to educate white children in colonial schools.

What was Thomas Jefferson's opinion on the poetic abilities of Black people, as expressed in his writings?

• He believed Black people were naturally gifted poets.

• He thought Black people could produce poetry if given proper education.

• He claimed that Black people, despite their misery, lacked the capacity for poetry.

• He praised Phillis Wheatley's compositions as groundbreaking.

What significant publishing achievement did Phillis Wheatley accomplish in 1773?

• She published the first newspaper in the American colonies.

• She became the first English-speaking person of African descent to publish a book.

• She wrote the first American novel.

• She published a collection of essays on political philosophy.

Phillis Wheatley's literary contributions are considered foundational for which group of artists?

• European classical composers.

• American folk musicians.

• Generations of Black writers and poets.

• Contemporary visual artists.