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What is the complaint with which Abigail Adams begins her "Letter to John Adams?"
Her husband's letters are too short.
Why does Abigail Adams think Virginia might not be passionate about liberty?
It allows slavery.
What does Abigail Adams predict will happen if no laws protect women?
Women will incite a revolt of their own.
In his narrative, Olaudah Equiano stated that the cruelest treatment of all was perhaps
Separating families by auction
Who was Oloudah Equiano?
An enslaved man who became a prominent figure associated with the campaign to abolish the slave trade.
How does the list of complaints in The Declaration of Independence help to reinforce Jefferson's argument?
Emphasizing how the King is unfair to the colonists
What is parallel structure?
Using the same pattern of words to show that two or more ideas have the same level of importance
Who wrote the Declaration of Independence?
Thomas Jefferson
Describe the qualities of a person that Ben Franklin would admire.
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Phillis Wheatley suggests that religious beliefs are
 
not dependent upon skin color
 
not accessible for all people
 
not required for redemption
 
not important to her
What is a theme in "On Being Brought from Africa to America?"
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Who is Langston Hughes?
a central figure (author) in the Harlem Renaissance
Why did Langston Hughes title his poem "Democracy?"
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What is the central theme in Langston Hughes' poem "Democracy."
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What does the metaphor mean in lines 15-18 of Langston Hughes' "Democracy?"
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What is another word for "aphorism?"
proverb or truism
Why does Franklin devote a week to each virtue?
He thinks he can strengthen one virtue through strict attention.
When arranging his list of values, Franklin compares himself to one "who having a garden to weed, does no attempt to eradicate all the bad herbs at once ... but works on one of the beds at a time." What does he mean by this?
He compares weeding a garden to trying to master one virtue at a time.
Phillis Wheatley was the first African American woman to
publish a book of poetry.
How does Equiano feel at the beginning of his narrative and why?
 
Terrified, because he's been taken aboard a slave ship
 
Angry, when he sees European sailors invading his country.
 
Relieved, because he has friends aboard the slave ship
 
Confused, because the white sailors are so different
How does Jefferson use paragraphs 30-31 to refine his argument?
The colonies are declaring their independence due to the total disregard of their previous calls for change.