1. What was the name of the slave ship commanded by Captain Nathaniel Gordon? Susquehanna Potomac Congo Express Erie

2. How many Africans were purchased for the sum of 150 hogsheads of whiskey? 756 453 897 150

3. Gordon spotted a ship on his way back to America. He had a dilemma: if the ship were another American ship, he could hoist a foreign flag, thus most likely avoiding being inspected. If the ship were British, an American flag would protect it from being checked. Was the other ship an American vessel? Yes No

4. What was the name of the captain who boarded Gordon's ship? Sylvanus W. Gordon William J. Worthington Arthur R. Tookin Thomas F. Windsor

5. New York City had been involved in the slave trade since the Dutch first settled there, and no slaver captain had ever been prosecuted successfully there. When was the first slave revolt in New York City? 1693 1705 1742 1712

6. New York City Mayor Fernando Wood presided over a council with a less than flattering nickname. By what name was this council known? The Gang of Twelve The Forty Thieves The Sadistic Seventeen The Twenty-Six Twerps

7. Four of the sailors from the slave ship were taken to New Hampshire for trial. They were acquitted of the charge of piracy, but convicted for serving on a slave ship. What fine was levied on each of these sailors? $10 $1 $25 $50

8. President Lincoln, newly elected, appointed E. Delafield Smith as the new US District Attorney for the region covering New York City. Smith dropped one charge against Captain Gordon, that of serving on board of a slave ship. On what charge was Gordon prosecuted? perjury transporting slaves forcible detention of the Africans captaining an unregistered ship

9. Was President Lincoln asked to pardon Captain Gordon? Yes No

10. Nathaniel Gordon was sentenced to hang. However, he had one more trick up his sleeve - control of when he would die. He attempted suicide, but by which means? cyanide laudanum belladonne strichnine