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What year was Phillis Wheatley born?
1753
Who is Phillis Wheatley?
She was the first African American woman to publish a book of poems.
What was the name of the ship that brought her from Africa to North America?
The Phillis
What did Phillis Wheatley die of?
Complications from childbirth after giving birth to her third baby
What year dd Phillis Wheatley write a letter to George Washington?
1775
What was Phillis Wheatley's highest education degree?
Bachelors Degree
Who did Phillis Wheatley marry?
John Peters
Where was Phillis Wheatley born?
Senegal, West Africa
What year did Phillis Wheatley die?
1784
What college Phillis Wheatley attend?
Harvard University
How old was Phillis Wheatley when she was taken from Africa?
She was 8 years old
Who was Phillis Wheatley influenced by?
Alexander Pope
When did Phillis Wheatley get to meet commander and future president George Washington?
March of 1776
What is the name of Phillis Wheatley's most famous written work?
Her only work was: Poems on Various Subjects, Religious and Moral
What cause did Phillis Wheatley support?
American Independence
Where did Phillis Wheatley travel to promote her book, Poems of Various Subjects?
London
What year was Phillis Wheatley's first, and only book, published?
1773
Share one of Phillis Wheatley's famous quotes?
“Through thickest gloom look back, immortal shade, On that confusion which thy death has made.”
“In every human Breast, God has implanted a Principle, which we call Love of Freedom; it is impatient of Oppression, and pants for Deliverance.”
“Twas mercy brought me from my Pagan land, Taught my benighted soul to understand That there's a God, that there's a Savior too: Once I redemption neither sought nor knew.”
At what age did Phillis Wheatley's first poem become published?
Age 12
Why was Phillis Wheatley allowed to learn versus being a servant?
The Wheatley family realized Phillis' intelligence and talent to write.