Question

unit 2 test daxon_t african american studies a_section 1.fat 25/26 / unit 2 - the rise of an african american identity 1. choose the best answer. lucius twilight was one of the first african american ____ and the first african american elected to office, serving in vermonts legislature. college graduates pastors novelists patent holders 2. match the descriptions with the people. accomplishments included publishing almanacs, predicting a lunar eclipse, hand - carving a functional clock, and helping survey the district of columbia. the \moses of her people\ helped enslaved people seek freedom along the underground railroad. invention of a dry - cleaning process earned the first black patent holder his patent in 1821. the cofounder of the national medical association (nma) for black doctors also performed one of the first successful heart surgeries. publication of poems on various subjects, religious and moral in 1773 made this writer the first african american to publish an entire book.

Explanation:

Lucius Twilight was one of the first African - American college graduates and the first African - American elected to office in Vermont's legislature. For the matching part, the descriptions refer to different notable African - American figures and their achievements. For example, Harriet Tubman is known as the "Moses of her people" for helping enslaved people via the Underground Railroad.

Answer:

1. A. college graduates

2.

• Accomplishments included publishing almanacs, predicting a lunar eclipse, hand - carving a functional clock, and helping survey the District of Columbia: Benjamin Banneker
• The "Moses of her people" helped enslaved people seek freedom along the Underground Railroad: Harriet Tubman
• Invention of a dry - cleaning process earned the first Black patent holder his patent in 1821: Thomas L. Jennings
• The cofounder of the National Medical Association (NMA) for Black doctors also performed one of the first successful heart surgeries: Daniel Hale Williams
• Publication of Poems on Various Subjects, Religious and Moral in 1773 made this writer the first African American to publish an entire book: Phillis Wheatley