The Economic Impact of Slavery

Question 1

Reread the passage, then answer the question.Based on this description, Mrs. Flint does of the work in the house.

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none

Question 2

Which of these words best describes Mrs. Flint as she’s described in this passage?

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cold-hearted

Question 3

Why does Mrs. Flint spit in the kettles and pans used for cooking?

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to keep the enslaved women and children from eating the leftovers

Question 4

What were the enslaved people allowed to eat?

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only what Mrs. Flint gave them

Question 5

How old were the mill girls?

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Most were around twenty years old, some were as young as ten, and others were middle-aged.

Question 6

What did the doffers do?

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They replaced full bobbins with empty ones.

Question 7

Read the passage, then decide whether each statement is true or false.The doffers worked only part of every hour. Everyone except the doffers had to work fourteen hours a day. It took many years for working hours to be shortened.

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true; false

Question 8

According to the passage, as the girls grew older they began to demand

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to have shorter work days.

Question 9

In two or three sentences, compare the two Harriets. Identify one way in which they were similar and one way in which they were different.

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Answer

Question 10

Sample Response: Both Harriet Jacobs and Harriet Robinson were treated unfairly. Harriet Robinson could quit her job. Harriet Jacobs could not. Which of the following did you include in your response? Check any of the boxes that apply.Harriet Jacobs was enslaved, while Harriet Robinson was not.Both girls had little ability to change their lives.Both girls worked hard and for many hours each day.Both girls were unhappy with their circumstances.

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Harriet Jacobs was enslaved, while Harriet Robinson was not.; Both girls had little ability to change their lives.; Both girls worked hard and for many hours each day.; Both girls were unhappy with their circumstances.

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