AnswersNC-English Language Arts 11Abolition and Women’s Rights Movements, Part 1

Abolition and Women’s Rights Movements, Part 2 Answers

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What is the argument presented in this quotation? White men are ready for equal rights.White men will always be in charge.White men need to accept equal rights.Northern women have no opinion on the issue

A
White men are ready for equal rights.
B
White men will always be in charge.
C
White men need to accept equal rights.
D
Northern women have no opinion on the issue
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What is the argument presented in this quotation? Men are weaker than women.Women are weaker than men.Women can be as strong as men.Women should not labor alongside men.

A
Men are weaker than women.
B
Women are weaker than men.
C
Women can be as strong as men.
D
Women should not labor alongside men.
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What is the central idea that Truth conveys through her “Ain’t I a Woman?” speech?

A
All women deserve to be helped into carriages and given the best of everything.
B
It is wrong to discriminate against a woman because of her race.
C
Women are better than men because their lives are harder.
D
Women are capable of many things, and they should not be discriminated against.
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How does Truth use her personal experiences to make a logical and emotional case for women’s rights?

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Truth draws on her experiences of hard labor, enslavement, motherhood, and loss to show that women—especially Black women—are strong and capable, challenging the idea that women are delicate. She also contrasts Black and White women’s treatment and refers to the Bible to support women’s importance, making both a logical and emotional case for equal rights.

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What is the purpose of “Ain’t I a Woman?,” given its cultural context?

A
to change how men talk to African American women
B
to influence the abolitionist and women’s rights movements
C
to use only emotions to prove points about freedom and feminism
D
to convince the abolitionist and women’s rights movements not to cooperate
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Which elements did you include in your answer? Check all that apply.

A
She uses evidence to challenge the cultural assumption that all women are delicate.
B
She shows, as a formerly enslaved person, that women are as physically capable as men.
C
She conveys, as a mother, the strength women must have when they give birth to children who later die.
D
She cites, as a preacher, the importance of women in the Bible.
E
She addresses the different experiences of White and Black women.

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