Read the passage from “Part of the Stew.”Luckily, Major General Andrew Jackson arrived before the whole town boiled over. We knew right away that he was serious about maintaining order, because he put us all under martial law. Anyone on the streets past 9:00 p.m. could be arrested. In addition, all men able to bear arms were put into service. As a fourteen-year-old, I was too young to serve, but my Pa suddenly became an army man. On the eighth of the month, Jackson held a grand review of the new troops, and the whole town turned out to see them. I was mighty proud when my Pa fell into line with Antonio the grocer, Hans from the shipyard, and Miguel our neighbor.
Read the passage from “Part of the Stew.”On the morning of January 8, 1815, the Redcoats made their attack. Mama and I woke up to the sound of it. It was like thunder that rolled on and on, and we held hands as we thought of Pa and our friends. Then, suddenly, everything was silent. It felt like forever as we waited for news. Finally, word came around that the British had raised the white flag of surrender.
Read the passage from “Part of the Stew.”New Orleans was very different from the Northern cities we knew so well. Here, people of different nationalities didn’t live, work, and shop within their own little settlements separate from the others. Instead, the city was a wonderful mix that I jokingly called a stew, my friend Jean Paul called a bouillabaisse, and my neighbor Miguel dubbed a gazpacho. When my family first arrived, I would make up any excuse to go to the shops around the town square just so I could enjoy the colorful sights and sounds of the people. Some were fresh from Canada, Germany, or the Caribbean. Others hailed from France, Spain, or Africa. There were also quite a few native people. It truly was an exciting place.
Which excerpt from “Part of the Stew” connects the fictional text to a factual historical event?
Read the passage from “Edgar Allan Poe.”“In speaking of my mother you have touched a string to which my heart fully responds. To have known her is to be an object of great interest in my eyes. I myself never knew her—and never knew the affection of a father. Both died (as you may remember) within a few weeks of each other. I have many occasional dealings with Adversity—but the want of parental affection has been the heaviest of my trials.”
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