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Abolition And Women's Rights Movements, Part 1

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3 September 2022
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Based on the excerpt above, what was most likely true about this time in the nation's history?
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African Americans were performing the same duties as others without the same rights.
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Which excerpt is a counterclaim in "What to the Slave is the Fourth of July?"
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Would you have me argue that man is entitled to liberty? That he is the rightful owner of his own body? You have already declared it.
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Which best describes the effect of the repetition of the word "I" throughout "What to the Slave is the Fourth of July?"
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It reinforces the sense of personal importance the issue has for Douglass.
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What do the rhetorical questions in the excerpt suggest?
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The wrongfulness of slavery should be obvious.
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Which line from "What to the Slave is the Fourth of July?" supports Douglass's claim that the Fourth of July is not a cause worthy of celebration by all?
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Fellow-citizens, above your national, tumultuous joy, I hear the mournful wail of millions! whose chains, heavy and grievous yesterday, are, to-day, rendered more intolerable by the jubilee shouts that reach them.
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How does the repetition of the word "must" affect the tone of the piece?
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The repetition intensifies the speaker's sense of urgency.
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Which statement best explains why this is an example of a counterclaim by Douglass?
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Douglass addresses a potential argument of the other side and makes a case against it.
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Which group in nineteenth-century America would likely be the most receptive audience for "What to the Slave is the Fourth of July?"
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abolitionists
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What problem is Douglass referring to in this excerpt?
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the unfair treatment of African Americans in the courts
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Which best describes the impact of the author's repetitive use of words that suggest similar ideas, such as "go," "search," and "roam"?
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They urge readers to take definitive and far-reaching action.
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How does "What to the Slave is the Fourth of July?" relate to the Declaration of Independence?
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Douglass's speech proclaims that the treatment of African Americans directly contradicts the Declaration of Independence.
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What is the purpose of this rhetorical question as it used by Douglass?
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It is designed to introduce an idea.