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How was olaudah equiano enslaved?
He was captured at the age of eleven, by slave traders.
What are Olaudah Equiano's accomplishments?
In the world's history, Olaudoh Equiano was the first black slave to be free from slavery. this man was captured with his sister at the age of 10 1/2 in Africa he traveled many a places but was not sold as a slave due to his height. he was brought by a British man who was in the navy. he needed more soldiers for the great seven year war with France. after the war he educated Equiano and sold him to a different person for £40. he would give equiano his freedom, if he re payed the £40. during the time it took him to repay he was given higher education. By his early 20s he found his freedom and wrote a auto biography on this terrible travels through the middle passage. he also helped convince English government to abolish the slave trade industry. he was a fantastic man and that is why he is famous ! he was also called Gustavus Vassa
4Why did Olaudah think the crew possessed magic?
Because of the difference in appearance that the traders had, their language and long hair. This made Olaudah believe that the crew possessed magic.
Why does Equiano think that some of his captors on board the ship are spirits?
BEcause
Why did olaudah equiano think the crew possessed magic?
I also now first saw the use of the quadrant. I had often with astonishment seen the mariners make observations with it, and I could not think what it meant. They at last took notice of my surprise; and one of them, willing to increase it, as well as to gratify my curiosity, made me one day look through it. The clouds appeared to me to be land, which disappeared as they passed along. This heightened my wonder: and I was now more persuaded than ever that I was in another world, and that every thing about me was magic.
Who was the author of The Interesting Narrative of Olaudah Equiano the African 1789.?
Olaudah Equiano
What is olaudah Equiano sister name?
Olaudah Equiano's sister's name was unknown. She is not mentioned by name in Equiano's autobiography.
What was olaudah equiano's father?
Olaudah Equiano's father was Igbo, from what is now Nigeria.
When did olaudah equiano free himself from slavery?
Olaudah Equiano purchased his freedom in 1766.
Did olaudah equiano have any siblings?
Olaudah Equiano had seven siblings: three sisters and four brothers.
What was an important event of Olaudah Equiano?
Passing off a fiction novel as an autobiography.
How many kids did Olaudah Equiano have?
Olaudah Equiano and his wife Susanna Cullen did not have any children.
Did Olaudah Equiano buy his own freedom?
Yes he did. Then he moved back to England but Olaudah Equiano did buy his own freedom.
What was Olaudah Equiano's real name?
Olaudah Equiano is his birth name. His other name, Gustavus Vassa, was given to him by one of his owners.
When was Olaudah Equiano captured?
Olaudah Equiano was born in what is now Nigeria, in 1745. He was kidnapped and sold to slave traders in 1756, at the age of 11.
How did olaudah equiano make money?
get a job
In what year was Olaudah Equiano born?
1745
