How Did Phillis Wheatley Contribute To War
Phillis Wheatley Phillis had a horrible life before John and Susanna can along. But once they began to tutor her shen became very smart. She is truly an amazing women. This essay is about Phillis’ early life, her contributes to the war, what she was famous for, and after fame.
Many exciting events happened in Phillis’s early life. According to
“Phillis Wheatley,”she was born around 1753 in a country called Senegal and was by birth a member of a tribe in west Africa called the Fulani tribe. Phillis was 7 years of age when she was kidnapped and brought to New England. She was put on a slave market in Boston, MASS where she was bought by John Wheatley as a present for his ill wife, Susanna. She was called Phillis because that was the name of the ship that brought her from West Africa. Once they brought Phillis home and got used to her, Susanna began to teach Phillis to read and write. She became so smart that the Wheatleys began to “show” her off to her friends. Phillis was getting far more better treatment tan any other slave on a plantation. She had a heated room with a bed, blanket, and a pillow. She got proper food and got plenty of water.The Wheatleys liked her so much that they would let her visit her friend Obour …show more content…
She had written many honorable poems and famous people. But, because the Revolutionary War was still going on many people had more important things on their minds then read Phillis’ poems. According to the text,”Phillis Wheatley Biography,” she became very fond of the Continental Army’s commander George Washington. In 1775, Phillis wrote a lovely poem about George and sent it to him. On February 28, 1776, George Washington sent her letter inviting her to visit him at his headquarters in Cambridge, Massachusetts. In 1776, she accepted his offer and visited him. Her poem to George Washington was the first poem in honor of him. Many people believe that Phillis wrote that poem about freedom from
Many exciting events happened in Phillis’s early life. According to
“Phillis Wheatley,”she was born around 1753 in a country called Senegal and was by birth a member of a tribe in west Africa called the Fulani tribe. Phillis was 7 years of age when she was kidnapped and brought to New England. She was put on a slave market in Boston, MASS where she was bought by John Wheatley as a present for his ill wife, Susanna. She was called Phillis because that was the name of the ship that brought her from West Africa. Once they brought Phillis home and got used to her, Susanna began to teach Phillis to read and write. She became so smart that the Wheatleys began to “show” her off to her friends. Phillis was getting far more better treatment tan any other slave on a plantation. She had a heated room with a bed, blanket, and a pillow. She got proper food and got plenty of water.The Wheatleys liked her so much that they would let her visit her friend Obour …show more content…
She had written many honorable poems and famous people. But, because the Revolutionary War was still going on many people had more important things on their minds then read Phillis’ poems. According to the text,”Phillis Wheatley Biography,” she became very fond of the Continental Army’s commander George Washington. In 1775, Phillis wrote a lovely poem about George and sent it to him. On February 28, 1776, George Washington sent her letter inviting her to visit him at his headquarters in Cambridge, Massachusetts. In 1776, she accepted his offer and visited him. Her poem to George Washington was the first poem in honor of him. Many people believe that Phillis wrote that poem about freedom from