Q 1. According to the film Africans in America: How did George Washington become one of the most wealthy planters in Virginia? What was the relationship between slavery and his elite status? What role did Martha Dandridge Custis play in Washington's rise, and what does her story reveal about the status of white women in relation to marriage and property ownership during the colonial period?

Q (i) What is the object of this petition? (ii) What enlightenment principles does the petition invoke? (iii) What is the significance of the slaves' view to go to Africa if freed?