Read the quotation from Abigail Adams. It is from a letter she wrote her husband, John Adams, as he helped draft the US Constitution. If perticuliar care and attention is not paid to the Laidies we are determined to foment a Rebelion, and will not hold ourselves bound by any Laws in which we have no voice, or Representation.Which excerpt from "Ain't I a Woman?" best supports Adams’s view?
Read the excerpt from "Tools of the Spymaster."James Jay's invisible ink did not become visible by heating. As he described it, his ink "would elude the generally known means of detection, and yet could be rendered visible by a suitable counterpart." Jay's invisible ink consisted of two chemicals. An agent used one chemical to write an invisible message. To read the message, the reader had to brush a second chemical on the paper; that chemical made the message visible. The two-bottle system, supplied by Jay, gave Washington the secure form of writing that he wanted.
Read the excerpt from “Tools of the Spymaster."Later, as Clinton's troops were heading up the Hudson Valley, Clinton used another device to pass the news of his whereabouts to Burgoyne. Clinton wrote a message on a piece of silk that he put in a silver ball about the size of a musket ball. (Clinton also sometimes cut a message into long, narrow strips and coiled them into the hollow quill of a large feather.) Clinton gave the silver ball to Daniel Taylor, a young officer, promising that Taylor would be promoted if he got the message to Burgoyne. If he were captured, he was to swallow the ball. Because it was made of silver, it could not harm him.
Read the excerpt from “George Washington.”Washington longed to retire to his fields at Mount Vernon. But he soon realized that the Nation under its Articles of Confederation was not functioning well, so he became a prime mover in the steps leading to the Constitutional Convention at Philadelphia in 1787. When the new Constitution was ratified, the Electoral College unanimously elected Washington President.
Read the paragraph from Kevin’s personal narrative.1. When I was in fifth grade, my family became interested in fostering kittens from the local animal shelter. 2. First, we had to fill out an application. 3. Next, we had to attend a workshop on caring for kittens properly. 4. A woman from the shelter came to our house to see if it was a safe environment for kittens. 5. Finally, we were approved. 6. That was an exciting day!
Which would be a characteristic of a retelling of Eighty Years and More?
Read the excerpt from Eighty Years and More.From the academy the boys of my class went to Union College at Schenectady. When those with whom I had studied and [competed] for prizes for five years came to bid me good-by, and I learned of the barrier that prevented me from following in their footsteps—"no girls admitted here"—my [annoyance and shame] knew no bounds.
Read the excerpt from Eighty Years and More.With this constant [teasing] from students and the sad complaints of the women, my mind was sorely [confused]. So when, from time to time, my attention was called to these [horrible] laws, I would mark them with a pencil, and becoming more and more convinced of the necessity of taking some active measures against these unjust [laws], I resolved to seize the first opportunity, when alone in the office, to cut every one of them out of the books; supposing my father and his library were the beginning and the end of the law.
Which excerpt from the 1879 Speech by Chief Joseph is the best example of pathos?
Which best describes the historical context of the 1879 Speech by Chief Joseph?
Read the excerpt from "W.E.B. Du Bois: Social Justice Leader." The Niagara Movement was followed by the creation of the National Association for the Advancement of Colored People (NAACP). This organization, born partly out of the Springfield (Ill.) Race Riots of 1908, continues today. Du Bois joined the founders, who made him the editor of a monthly magazine, The Crisis. The magazine protested inequality and the mistreatment of African Americans. Dubois remained editor of The Crisis until 1934, when he began to differ from the NAACP on core beliefs.
Read the excerpt from “W.E.B. Du Bois: Social Justice Leader.”Society saw Du Bois as an agitator constantly fighting for his beliefs, but also, in the view of some, causing trouble. His ideas were revolutionary for his time. His view of social justice extended worldwide and to many different groups. For instance, he was extremely vocal in his support of women’s rights. There was also great injustice abroad. European countries controlled parts of Africa and its wealth. Du Bois fought for the political, social, and economic liberation of Africa. To support his cause, he went to London for the First Pan-African Conference in 1900 and organized similar gatherings around the world from 1919 to 1927. These groups passed resolutions against the oppression of Africans by European governments, but there was little change.
Read the excerpt from “W.E.B. Du Bois: Social Justice Leader.”Du Bois graduated at the top of his high school class. With the help of his community, he graduated from Fisk University--a historically black university--in Nashville, Tennessee. He later went on to get a bachelor of arts and a doctorate from Harvard. He was the first African American student to earn a doctorate at Harvard.Living in Nashville had a significant effect on Du Bois, because it allowed him to see firsthand the effects of racism and Jim Crow laws on African American culture. What he witnessed during his years at college helped form the basis of his life’s work in civil rights.
Read the excerpt from "W.E.B. Du Bois: Social Justice Leader.”Du Bois graduated at the top of his high school class. With the help of his community, he graduated from Fisk University -- a historically black university -- in Nashville, Tennessee. He later went on to get a Bachelor of Arts and a Doctorate -- two different degrees -- from Harvard. He was the first African American student to earn a Doctorate at Harvard.
Read the excerpt from "Justin Lebo.”It was a BMX bike with a twenty-inch frame. Its original color was buried beneath five or six coats of gunky paint. Now it showed up as sort of a rusted red. Everything—the grips, the pedals, the brakes, the seat, the spokes—were bent or broken, twisted and rusted.
Read the excerpt from "Paul Revere's Ride.”It was one by the village clock,When he galloped into Lexington.
Which best describes the author’s purpose in “Paul Revere's Ride”?
Read the excerpt from "Paul Revere's Ride.”Meanwhile, impatient to mount and ride,Booted and spurred, with a heavy stride
Read the excerpt from "Paul Revere's Ride.”He said to his friend, "If the British marchBy land or sea from the town to-night,Hang a lantern aloft in the belfry archOf the North Church tower as a signal light,--One if by land, and two if by sea;And I on the opposite shore will be,Ready to ride and spread the alarmThrough every Middlesex village and farm,For the country folk to be up and to arm."
Read the stanza from “Paul Revere's Ride.”He said to his friend, "If the British marchBy land or sea from the town to-night,Hang a lantern aloft in the belfry archOf the North Church tower as a signal light,--One if by land, and two if by sea;And I on the opposite shore will be,Ready to ride and spread the alarmThrough every Middlesex village and farm,For the country folk to be up and to arm."
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