Question

Who was Phillis Wheatley? a. A fund-raiser for the Ladies’ Association, whose efforts fed nearly starving men at Valley Forge. b. A slave who helped dozens of other slaves escape to freedom behind British lines. c. A woman who, disguised as a man, died while fighting during the Yorktown campaign. d. A pamphleteer whose ringing protests reminded Bostonians that women, too, cared about liberty. e. A poet who wrote about how African-Americans felt about freedom.

Answer 1

Answer:

Option:  e. A poet who wrote about how African-Americans felt about freedom.

Explanation:

Phillis Wheatley became the first African American to write poetry in a colony in 1773. She was kidnapped from Africa and brought in a colony to be a slave in Boston. At a younger age, the Wheatley family taught her how to read and write. She showed greater interest in poetry writing. Her poetry gives various topics like freedom, religious along with moral.