Can you tell the story of Fort Mose? Quiz
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The British The French The Spanish The Dutch
2. Why is Fort Mose so important in Florida History?
It tells the story of how blacks conquered oppression It tells the story of how blacks discovered cotton It tells the story of how the Spanish hated the British It tells the story of how the British and Spanish were friends
3. How did the first Africans arrive in Florida?
They came as slaves with the English They came as workers with the Spanish They came from the North to be with the Indians They never came to Florida until the 1900's
4. The first Americans to arrive in Florida possessed a variety of talents, what were some of them?
They could sew beautiful dresses They were navigators, wheel wrights and artisans They were very good with animals They knew how hit sticks together to keep bears away
5. Who was Francisco Menendez?
Spanish Governor Spanish King Spanish Conquistaor ex-slave who was head of the Fort Mose militia
6. What did King Carlos of Spain ask the escaped slaves to do to become freedmen?
Kill the British Kill Indians Become a Catholic Become Protestant 7. Out of the all the British colonies, where did most of the escaped slaves come from?
Massachusetts Georgia Carolina Maryland
8. What part of Africa were most of the escaped slaves born in?
Egypt Burkina Faso Congo Chad
9. The Spanish ended their rule of Florida with the end of the French and Indian War. What treaty ended this war?
Osceola's Treaty Treaty of the French and Indian War Treaty of St. Augustine Treaty of Paris
10. Where did all the people who had been ruled by Spain go after that treaty was signed?
Cuba Spain France St. Augustine