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Quiz for Document 7–4: Boston King, Memoir, 1798

Choose the best answer to each question.

1. When did King first “feel the happiness” of liberty in his life?

When his owner demanded a more lenient treatment from his overseer

When patriots rescued him from British captivity

When he surrendered to the English in Charleston

When he arrived in Nova Scotia after the war

2. According to King, what sort of treatment could slaves expect from their American masters?

Harsh punishments and the possibility of being separated from family

The possibility of freedom if they fought with the Americans against the British

Better treatment than with the British masters

Scarce food and provisions once the war was over

3. After the war had ended, what did the British do with all the slaves who had fled to join the British army?

Returned them to their rightful masters

Sent them to plantations in their other colonies

Sent them back to Great Britain so that they could work in factories

Declared that all slaves who had come over to the British side would remain free