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James Forten

Total questions: 65

Worksheet time: 2hrs 26mins

Name
Class
Date
1.

Where was James Forten born?

a)

Boston

b)

Philadelphia

c)

New York City

d)

Pittsburgh

2.

What did Thomas Forten do for a living?

a)

Sailor

b)

Carpenter

c)

Sail Maker

d)

Baker

3.

What war did James Forten fight in?

a)

War of 1812

b)

French and Indian War

c)

World War I

d)

Revolutionary War

4.

What was the name of the ship James Forten worked on?

a)

The Royal Bell

b)

The Royal Louis

c)

The Royal Lark

d)

The Royal Angel

5.

What British ship did James help capture?

a)

The Active

b)

The Archive

c)

The Albion

d)

The Albatross

6.

What year did James join the ship's crew?

a)

1775

b)

1763

c)

1781

d)

1783

7.

How old was James when his father died?

a)

5

b)

6

c)

7

d)

8

8.

James was captured in battle and sent to what British prison ship?

a)

The Jerry

b)

The Jersey

c)

The Jeremy

d)

The Journey

9.

Why was James childhood different from other children?

a)

He had parents

b)

His dad worked for Robert Bridges

c)

He was an African in a time of slavery

d)

He was the youngest child

10.

What was James' job on the ship?

a)

To carry powder from below decks to the cannons

b)

To carry provisions to help the doctors

c)

To help stitch up the torn sails

d)

To help the cooks feed all the sailors

11.

In what year was James Forten born?

a)

1766

b)

1777

c)

1781

d)

1793

12.

Who did James Forten buy the sail making business from?

a)

James Beasley

b)

Stephen Decatur Sr.

c)

Robert Bridges

d)

Thomas Forten

13.

What game did James Forten say saved his life?

a)

Cards

b)

Cricket

c)

Swimming

d)

Marbles

14.

How did Thomas Forten die?

a)

He was eaten by a shark

b)

He fell while working on a ship

c)

He commited suicide

d)

He didn't die

15.

What is the genre of this story?

a)

autobiography

b)

biography

c)

narrative nonfiction

d)

narrative fiction

16.

At what age did James Forten go to sea?

a)

13

b)

14

c)

15

d)

16

17.

What happened to some free Africans in Philadelphia in the 1700's?

a)

they started their own businesses and became rich and famous

b)

they were kidnapped and sold back into slavery

c)

they got married, had children, and lived happily ever after.

d)

they chose to become slaves again because they couldn't find jobs.

18.

Why was James Forten not sent to a ship bound for the West Indies?

a)

He was befriended by the captain's son.

b)

He was a good swimmer and he escaped his captors.

c)

The ship wrecked and he swam to safety and freedom.

d)

His friend, the captain's son took him home to be his personal slave.

19.

The wounded and sick were attended to well.

a)

true

b)

false

20.

What did the crew do every morning?

a)

make breakfast for the prisoners

b)

count to see how many prisoners had died

c)

go for a swim

21.

Many of the prisoners were...

a)

homesick

b)

sick with yellow fever

c)

suffering from motion sickness

d)

glad the war was over.

22.

What REALLY saved James Forten from being sent to slavery in the West Indies?

a)

being the friend of the captain's son

b)

news that George Washington didn't like sending prisoners to the West Indies.

c)

He was a good cook, so they kept him on the ship.

23.

After the war, James Forten returned to Philadelphia and became wealthy by...

a)

selling bootleg whiskey

b)

owning and operating the very business that his father was employed at.

c)

writing books about his experience in the war

24.

In the coming years, James Forten used his great wealth to

a)

support antislavery and the rights of women to vote

b)

start a chain of sail making stores

c)

buy food and clothing for the less fortunate

25.

What does the word "persuade" mean in the following sentence? "Dolores wanted to persuade her parents to let her grow a vegetable garden."

a)

convince

b)

instruct

c)

think

d)

follow

26.

What does the word "apprentice" mean in the following sentence? "Jim became a plumber’s apprentice."

a)

one who studies plants

b)

One who refuses to learn something new.

c)

One who learns by watching and by on the job experience

d)

One who reads books and remembers things

27.

Which word BEST completes the following sentence? "We used a train to ________ the goods across the country."

a)

Thermometer

b)

Transport

c)

Transgraph

d)

Transject

28.

Which event in the story is described first?

a)

James plays Marbles

b)

James goes to school

c)

James Forten sails on a ship.

d)

Thomas Forten works on sails

29.

What happens before James joins the crew of the Royal Louis?

a)

James sees African captives on ships.

b)

The active surrenders

c)

James carries gunpowder to the guns.

d)

The ship sails out of Philadelphia.

30.
James' actions in the story suggest
a)
he was only interested in going out to sea.
b)
James regretted signing on to The Royal Louis.
c)
that he missed his father.
d)
that he was a determined person who wanted to help his country.
31.
The word tentative means
a)
permanent 
b)
partial
c)
not fully worked out
d)
temporary
32.
The word provisions on page 359 means
a)
products/supplies
b)
weapons
c)
ship
d)
crew
33.
A similarity between "James Forten" and " "They Called Her Molly Pitcher" is
a)
both stories were set on a ship.
b)
both stories described the soldiers uniforms.
c)
both stories revealed one person's part in the war using sensory details.
d)
both stories showed what it was like to be captured by the British.
34.
The stories are different because
a)
one story had details about the conditions of the battle field anf the other had conditions of a ship.
b)
one had a girl and one had a boy.
c)
one gave detains about the American side and the other gives details about the British side.
d)
one had details about battle and one did not
35.

What does the word aspects mean in the sentence below?


Lee solved all aspects of the problem.

a)

angles

b)

corrections

c)

entrances

d)

pledges

36.

Who did James' father work for?

a)

Robert Bridges (a ship captain)

b)

Anthony Benezet (a Quaker)

c)

Robert Bridges (a sailmaker)

d)

Anthony Benezet (a farmer)

37.

Which of the answer choices is closest to the meaning of the word bondage?

a)

Without hope

b)

Set free

c)

Chained up

d)

Laughing quietly

38.

What was the name of the ship James worked on?

a)

The Royal Louis

b)

The Active

c)

The Nymph

d)

The Pomona

39.

Why did a free black child in Philadelphia at the time of this story have to be careful?

a)

They could be killed by soldiers.

b)

They could be forced in to the army.

c)

They could be kidnapped and sold as a slave.

d)

They could be beaten by their mother.

40.

What ship did James' ship capture?

a)

The Active

b)

The Royal

c)

The Patten

d)

The Dues

41.

On page 431, read the last paragraph. What does the word "abotitionist" seem to mean in this paragraph.

a)

One who seeks freedom for slaves.

b)

One who used to be a slave.

c)

One who is from Africa.

d)

One who likes people.

42.

What kind of ship was the Jersey?

a)

A war ship

b)

A prison ship

c)

A merchant ship

d)

A space ship

43.

Who is Beasley?

a)

The man his father worked for

b)

James Forten's stepfather

c)

Captain of the Amphyon

d)

The mayor of New York

44.

How did James and the captain's son become friends?

a)

Making up after a fight

b)

Playing marbles

c)

They knew each other before the war

d)

By reading the same book

45.

People who believed that slavery should be against the law.

a)

abolitionists

b)

apprentice

c)

assisted

d)

captives

46.

Someone who works for another person to learn a trade.

a)

abolitionists

b)

apprentice

c)

assisted

d)

captives

47.

Ships that are privately owned but are urged to attack enemy ships during a war.

a)

encouraged

b)

enslavement

c)

influential

d)

privateers

48.

Dexterity

a)

a strong character

b)

flexibility and skillful movement

c)

improvements

d)

a good quality to have

49.

Contributions

a)

uncertain ways

b)

having a lot of power

c)

to convince someone

d)

improvements or aids

50.

Authorities

a)

someone who is lost

b)

a person who sends messages

c)

someone who has power to enforce laws or command obedience

d)

a student

51.

Provisions

a)

supplies that help you survive

b)

fun games you can play

c)

good grades

d)

improvements or aids

52.

Aspects

a)

an argument

b)

people who have power

c)

different views that show parts of a whole

d)

parts of a sentence

53.

Tentative

a)

always being right

b)

never knowing the answer

c)

uncertain

d)

certain

54.

Bondage

a)

bound to work against your will

b)

something you use to make something stronger

c)

improvements

d)

having power

55.

Persuade

a)

to argue with

b)

to convince someone to do something

c)

to trick someone

d)

to ask too many questions

56.

Influential

a)

having the power to make other people do things

b)

to be flexible

c)

someone that people do not like

d)

someone who eats a lot of bananas

57.
 How does the author show that Thomas Forten was skilled and hard-working?
a)
he supported abolition and believed in educating African-Americans
b)
Had several jobs to accomplish his goals
c)
it was not mentioned
d)
he was a good worker; purchased his wife's freedom
58.
What does the author mean when he writes that the black soldiers seemed taller and blacker than any men James had ever seen?
a)
It was the first time James seen black people
b)
 It was odd for African American people to wear clean clothes where people could see them
c)
They showed great pride and strength
d)
They showed weakness and lack of pride
59.
 Why does James Forten have reasons to be terrified when he is captured?
a)
There was a constant threat of being shot
b)
There was a constant threat of free African Americans being captured and forced into enslavement
c)
He was afraid to swim and didn't want to drown
d)
There was no reason to be terrified
60.
Why did the author choose to tell Jame's Forten's story even though he didn't believe Forten was a hero?
a)
The author wanted to show how luck will get you through
b)
The author wanted to show that African Americans had very little importance in American history
c)
Forten shows how ordinary people could make important contributions to American history, and how African Americans helped create the United States
d)
The author wanted to show how weak James was
61.
On page 356, what does bondage mean?
a)
acceptance
b)
enagaged
c)
in slavery
d)
uncertain
62.

Sail -making is hard because______________

a)

the thread can cut you

b)

the cloth is too light

c)

the sails are brightly colored

63.

Thomas Forten bought his wife out of_____________

a)

jail

b)

slavery

64.

James joined the crew on the Royal Louis and saw__________________

a)

Australian captives on ships

b)

Spanish captives on ships

c)

African captives on ships

65.

The Royal Louis saw the 3 ships and decided to (a)  

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