Robert Smalls: A Journey to Freedom

What was the main reason Robert Smalls decided to escape slavery?

• He was offered a job in the North.

• He wanted to become a sailor.

• He feared his family would be sold or separated.

• He wanted to join the Union Army.

What role did Robert Smalls have on the Confederate steamship, The Planter?

• Cook

• Deckhand

• Engineer

• Captain

How did Robert Smalls and his team signal their surrender to the Union ship?

• By waving a white flag

• By hoisting a white bedsheet

• By sending a messenger

• By using a signal flare

What significant purchase did Robert Smalls make after the Civil War?

• A plantation

• A newspaper company

• His former slave owner's home

• A shipyard

In addition to his political career, what other contribution did Robert Smalls make to his community?

• He founded a bank.

• He opened a hospital.

• He built a library.

• He started a school for African-American children.