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Book by: Max Tensing PowerPoint by: Emily, Braden, Nash, and Ethan Phillis Wheatley 1750-1785

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In 1776 Phillis Wheatley went to Cambridge, Massachusetts. It was hard to travel back then because of the Revolutionary War. Phillis Wheatley went to Cambridge, Massachusetts to meet George Washington. He is one of the important men in American. Phillis Wheatley was born in Africa. Meeting 1753

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In 1761 Phillis Wheatley was kidnapped form Africa and brought to America by a ship. When she was brought to America she was ONLY seven years old. She had only a piece of fabric to wrap around herself as clothing. Phillis Wheatley was kidnapped from Africa and brought to America. Stolen 1761

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The Wheatley’s are a family that wanted a girl that did house work and be a companion to the family. Then they got a little girl and named her Phillis after the ship who brought her here. Phillis correspond with Bostonians. The Wheatley's 1765

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The Wheatley little girl Mary wanted to be a teacher when she grew up. Then one day Mary took Phillis and taught her to read and write. The other things that she taught her was astronomy, history, math, poetry, geography, and Latin. She was a very smart. Phillis first poems are printed. Teaching 1767

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When Phillis Wheatley went to a restaurant she had to sit at a different table because of her skin color. She had to sit by herself. She was not aloud to talk to anyone. Phillis writes a poem on the death of George Whitefield. Dining out George Whitefield 1770

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When Phillis Wheately was 12 years old she started to write letters to the most important people in Boston. Then two friends of the Wheatley’s came over to have dinner. Their names were Hussey and Mister Coffin. They told a story about them almost getting killed on a ship. Then Phillis wrote a poem about the story. Phillis poem were published in London. A Poem 1773

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Journey To England Phillis Wheatley a boarded a ship. She was accompanied by the Wheatley’s son. They went to England even though she was still enslaved. She had been welcomed to the England society. She had an appointment to meet king George III. Before she meant King George she had received an erg ant message from Boston. The message was about Susan Wheatley is dying. Susan Wheatly died in spring of 1774. She lived to see Phillis publish a book. Wheatly asked Phillis not to write a poem about her death. Before his wife’s death John Wheatley freed Phillis from slavery. She had overcome odds and the first enslaved female African to publish a book, But a free women as well. 1774

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Seeing the General Phillis Wheatley was called in to see George Washington. They discussed the war or the books or Phillis poems. But we don’t know what they were talking about. He spent over a half an hour talking with her but with the other patients he only talked to them for a couple min. 1776

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Amazing life The war was hard for the colonists. It was really hard for Phillis Wheatley. Phillis had to move out because of John Wheatley’s death in 1778. Then Phillis married a free black grocer. She worked as a house maid. Phillis died very poor at the age of 31 . Phillis Wheatley 1778-1784

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