Unit 5: Flashcard on Enlightenment and Change

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Who is mentioned as having followers continuing his legacy?

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Cotton Mather

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Who was considered the leader of the "better thinkers" movement in America during the Enlightenment?

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Benjamin Franklin

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What does the text suggest about Thomas Jefferson's views on race?

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He might have claimed to have Black friends

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What realization did Jefferson come to as he grew older?

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Slavery was about profit

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What did Jefferson's father own in Virginia? Options: The largest plantation, The second-largest number of enslaved people, The smallest plantation, No enslaved people

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The second-largest number of enslaved people

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Where was Phillis Wheatley originally from?

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Senegambia

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What was Phillis Wheatley's occupation?

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Poet

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What languages could Phillis Wheatley read by the age of twelve?

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Greek and Latin

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What was Phillis Wheatley's status in the Wheatley household?

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Homeschooled and not a working slave

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What did the poet prove by answering every question correctly?

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Her intelligence and humanity