Match the person to the correct biographical information. Question 3 options:

A enslaved man that volunteered to spy for the Continental army commander General Lafayette. He soon became a servant to British general Lord Cornwallis, who asked him to spy on the Americans! As a double agent, he gave unimportant information to Cornwallis, while keeping Lafayette informed about British troop strength and positions.

A free black man from Portsmouth, Virginia, that fought at Great Bridge, Virginia, in December 1775. It was reported that he stood bravely “amid a shower of musket balls,” firing at the British at least eight times. He was part of a group that kept the attackers from successfully crossing the bridge.

The Royal Ethiopian Regiment was comprised of African Americans who accepted Lord Dunmore’s Proclamation and fled their enslavement to form the Royal Ethiopian Regiment. Nearly 800 men carried muskets, and wore shirts that read “Liberty to Slaves.” This regiment fought at Kemp’s Landing and Great Bridge, Virginia, and served as laborers and guards.

One of the men shot and killed at the Boston Massacre on March 5, 1770. Historians believe that he was born to an enslaved father and a Native American mother. He may have been an escaped enslaved man.

Many free black men, and some white colonists, joined the regiment of about 200 men. In January 1780, the First Regiment was combined with the Second, creating one racially-mixed unit of almost 450 men

Became the first African American woman, and the first enslaved woman, to publish a book of Patriotic poetry.

Was a 15-year-old free black man who served as a powder boy on the ship Royal Louis, preying on British shipping. On his second cruise, the ship was battered by three British naval vessels and forced to surrender. As a prisoner, he struck up a friendship with the British captain’s son, who persuaded his father to offer the captured teenager a life of ease in England. He refused, declaring he would not be a traitor to his country. After seven months, he was set free in an exchange of prisoners.

A former enslaved man that fought for the British with the Royal Ethiopian Regiment. Later in New Jersey, he led a number of unofficial soldiers on raids and assassinations. He became widely known, and was greatly feared, by New Jersey patriots

1.
James Forten

2.
Royal Ethiopian Regiment

3.
James Armistead

4.
Crispus Attucks

5.
Phyllis Wheatley

6.
Rhode Island Regiment

7.
William Flora

8.
Colonel Tye

1, james armistead A enslaved man that volunteered to spy for the Continental army commander General Lafayette. He soon became a servant to British general Lord Cornwallis, who asked him to spy on the Americans! As a double agent, he gave unimportant information to Cornwallis, while keeping Lafayette informed about British troop strength and positions.

2, royal ethiopian regiment: The Royal Ethiopian Regiment was comprised of African Americans who accepted Lord Dunmore’s Proclamation and fled their enslavement to form the Royal Ethiopian Regiment. Nearly 800 men carried muskets, and wore shirts that read “Liberty to Slaves.” This regiment fought at Kemp’s Landing and Great Bridge, Virginia, and served as laborers and guards.

3, Colonel Tye:A former enslaved man that fought for the British with the Royal Ethiopian Regiment. Later in New Jersey, he led a number of unofficial soldiers on raids and assassinations. He became widely known, and was greatly feared, by New Jersey patriots.

4, crispus attucks One of the men shot and killed at the Boston Massacre on March 5, 1770. Historians believe that he was born to an enslaved father and a Native American mother. He may have been an escaped enslaved man.

5, phillis wheatley Became the first African American woman, and the first enslaved woman, to publish a book of Patriotic poetry.

6, william  flora Was a 15-year-old free black man who served as a powder boy on the ship Royal Louis, preying on British shipping. On his second cruise, the ship was battered by three British naval vessels and forced to surrender. As a prisoner, he struck up a friendship with the British captain’s son, who persuaded his father to offer the captured teenager a life of ease in England. He refused, declaring he would not be a traitor to his country. After seven months, he was set free in an exchange of prisoners.

7, james forten A free black man from Portsmouth, Virginia, that fought at Great Bridge, Virginia, in December 1775. It was reported that he stood bravely “amid a shower of musket balls,” firing at the British at least eight times. He was part of a group that kept the attackers from successfully crossing the bridge.

8, rhode island regiment Many free black men, and some white colonists, joined the regiment of about 200 men. In January 1780, the First Regiment was combined with the Second, creating one racially-mixed unit of almost 450 men.

Explanation:

James Forten:was an African-American abolitionist and wealthy businessman in Philadelphia, Pennsylvania. Born free in the city, he became a sailmaker after the American Revolutionary War. Following an apprenticeship, he became the foreman and bought the sail loft when his boss retired.

Royal Ethiopian Regiment:The Ethiopian Regiment, better known as Lord Dunmore's Ethiopian Regiment, was a British colonial military unit organized during the American Revolution by the Earl of Dunmore, last Royal Governor of Virginia.

James Armistead: was an enslaved African American who served the Continental Army during the American Revolutionary War under the Marquis de Lafayette.

Crispus Attucks:was an American stevedore of African and Native American descent, widely regarded as the first person killed in the Boston Massacre and thus the first American killed in the American Revolution.

Phyllis Wheatley:Phillis Wheatley, also spelled Phyllis and Wheatley was the first African-American author of a published book of poetry. Born in West Africa, she was sold into slavery at the age of seven or eight and transported to North America.

Rhode Island Regiment: The 1st Rhode Island Regiment was a regiment in the Continental Army raised in Rhode Island during the American Revolutionary War. It was one of the few units in the Continental Army to serve through the entire war, from the siege of Boston to the disbanding of the Continental Army on November 3, 1783.

William Flora: was a free-born African American from Virginia who served as a soldier on the Patriot side in the American Revolutionary War. He fought under Colonel William Woodford in the Battle of Great Bridge in December 1775, where he is widely acknowledged as the hero of the battle.

Colonel Tye: also known as Titus, Tye, and famously as Colonel Tye, was a slave of African descent in the Province of New Jersey who fought as a Black Loyalist during the American Revolutionary War; he was known for his leadership and fighting skills.

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