RI 5.3

Slavery in the North

In 1806, 9-year-old Isabella Baumfree and her family lived on the property of Charles Ardinburgh of Ulster County in New York. When Ardinburgh died, Isabella found her mother in tears.

"Mau-mau, what makes you cry?" Isabella asked.

"Oh, my child, I am thinking of your brothers and sisters that have been sold away from me," her mother replied.

Soon after, Isabella too was separated from her mother. She was auctioned-along with other slaves, horses, and cattle-and purchased for $100. She was sold again and again, from master to master, until she was emancipated in 1828.

Students of history know Isabella better by the name she chose as an adult-Sojourner Truth. Truth was an abolitionist. She spoke out against slavery. But what some people may not know is that Truth was one of thousands of slaves who were bought, sold, and forced to do labor in the North.

"Many people are surprised when you talk about slavery in the North," Alan Singer, a professor of education at Hofstra University, told Senior Edition. "We associate slavery with the South, even though the biggest importer of slaves-after South Carolina-was New York City."

Historians are beginning to bring slavery in the North into the spotlight. The New York Historical Society recently presented an exhibition on slavery in that state. Singer, who travels the country to talk to students about slavery in the North, wants people to remember that slavery was a national institution.

The slave trade helped finance the Industrial Revolution in many major Northern cities, such as Boston and New York City. The Industrial Revolution was a period of rapid growth in the use of machinery in the early 1800s. Many U.S. businesses got their start with profits from slave-produced goods and the slave trade.

It's important to understand how slavery affected the entire country, because its effects linger through discrimination, Singer says. "Kids see slavery as something that happened in the deep past," he told Senior Edition. "I want children to know that we still live with the effects of that slavery society."

According to the passage, what might some people not know about Sojourner Truth?

• She was a slave in the North.

• She was emancipated in 1828.

• She was sold for 100 dollars.

• She was an abolitionist.

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Slavery in the North

In 1806, 9-year-old Isabella Baumfree and her family lived on the property of Charles Ardinburgh of Ulster County in New York. When Ardinburgh died, Isabella found her mother in tears.

"Mau-mau, what makes you cry?" Isabella asked.

"Oh, my child, I am thinking of your brothers and sisters that have been sold away from me," her mother replied.

Soon after, Isabella too was separated from her mother. She was auctioned-along with other slaves, horses, and cattle-and purchased for $100. She was sold again and again, from master to master, until she was emancipated in 1828.

Students of history know Isabella better by the name she chose as an adult-Sojourner Truth. Truth was an abolitionist. She spoke out against slavery. But what some people may not know is that Truth was one of thousands of slaves who were bought, sold, and forced to do labor in the North.

"Many people are surprised when you talk about slavery in the North," Alan Singer, a professor of education at Hofstra University, told Senior Edition. "We associate slavery with the South, even though the biggest importer of slaves-after South Carolina-was New York City."

Historians are beginning to bring slavery in the North into the spotlight. The New York Historical Society recently presented an exhibition on slavery in that state. Singer, who travels the country to talk to students about slavery in the North, wants people to remember that slavery was a national institution.

The slave trade helped finance the Industrial Revolution in many major Northern cities, such as Boston and New York City. The Industrial Revolution was a period of rapid growth in the use of machinery in the early 1800s. Many U.S. businesses got their start with profits from slave-produced goods and the slave trade.

It's important to understand how slavery affected the entire country, because its effects linger through discrimination, Singer says. "Kids see slavery as something that happened in the deep past," he told Senior Edition. "I want children to know that we still live with the effects of that slavery society."

According to the passage, what was one effect of slavery in many major Northern cities?

• Slavery slowed the growth of many U.S. businesses in the Northern cities.

• Slavery put an end to the Industrial Revolution in the Northern cities.

• Slavery stopped the growth of machinery in the Northern cities in the 1800s.

• Slavery helped finance the Industrial Revolution in the Northern cities.

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Slavery in the North

In 1806, 9-year-old Isabella Baumfree and her family lived on the property of Charles Ardinburgh of Ulster County in New York. When Ardinburgh died, Isabella found her mother in tears.

"Mau-mau, what makes you cry?" Isabella asked.

"Oh, my child, I am thinking of your brothers and sisters that have been sold away from me," her mother replied.

Soon after, Isabella too was separated from her mother. She was auctioned-along with other slaves, horses, and cattle-and purchased for $100. She was sold again and again, from master to master, until she was emancipated in 1828.

Students of history know Isabella better by the name she chose as an adult-Sojourner Truth. Truth was an abolitionist. She spoke out against slavery. But what some people may not know is that Truth was one of thousands of slaves who were bought, sold, and forced to do labor in the North.

"Many people are surprised when you talk about slavery in the North," Alan Singer, a professor of education at Hofstra University, told Senior Edition. "We associate slavery with the South, even though the biggest importer of slaves-after South Carolina-was New York City."

Historians are beginning to bring slavery in the North into the spotlight. The New York Historical Society recently presented an exhibition on slavery in that state. Singer, who travels the country to talk to students about slavery in the North, wants people to remember that slavery was a national institution.

The slave trade helped finance the Industrial Revolution in many major Northern cities, such as Boston and New York City. The Industrial Revolution was a period of rapid growth in the use of machinery in the early 1800s. Many U.S. businesses got their start with profits from slave-produced goods and the slave trade.

It's important to understand how slavery affected the entire country, because its effects linger through discrimination, Singer says. "Kids see slavery as something that happened in the deep past," he told Senior Edition. "I want children to know that we still live with the effects of that slavery society."

Historians are trying to draw attention to slavery in the North. What evidence from the passage best supports this statement?

• Thousands of slaves were bought, sold, and forced to do labor in the North.

• Kids see slavery as something that happened a long time ago, according to Singer

• The New York Historical Society presented an exhibition on slavery in that state.

• Industrial Revolution was a period of rapid growth in the use of machinery in the early 1800s.

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Slavery in the North

In 1806, 9-year-old Isabella Baumfree and her family lived on the property of Charles Ardinburgh of Ulster County in New York. When Ardinburgh died, Isabella found her mother in tears.

"Mau-mau, what makes you cry?" Isabella asked.

"Oh, my child, I am thinking of your brothers and sisters that have been sold away from me," her mother replied.

Soon after, Isabella too was separated from her mother. She was auctioned-along with other slaves, horses, and cattle-and purchased for $100. She was sold again and again, from master to master, until she was emancipated in 1828.

Students of history know Isabella better by the name she chose as an adult-Sojourner Truth. Truth was an abolitionist. She spoke out against slavery. But what some people may not know is that Truth was one of thousands of slaves who were bought, sold, and forced to do labor in the North.

"Many people are surprised when you talk about slavery in the North," Alan Singer, a professor of education at Hofstra University, told Senior Edition. "We associate slavery with the South, even though the biggest importer of slaves-after South Carolina-was New York City."

Historians are beginning to bring slavery in the North into the spotlight. The New York Historical Society recently presented an exhibition on slavery in that state. Singer, who travels the country to talk to students about slavery in the North, wants people to remember that slavery was a national institution.

The slave trade helped finance the Industrial Revolution in many major Northern cities, such as Boston and New York City. The Industrial Revolution was a period of rapid growth in the use of machinery in the early 1800s. Many U.S. businesses got their start with profits from slave-produced goods and the slave trade.

It's important to understand how slavery affected the entire country, because its effects linger through discrimination, Singer says. "Kids see slavery as something that happened in the deep past," he told Senior Edition. "I want children to know that we still live with the effects of that slavery society."

What can you conclude about Sojourner Truth after reading the passage?

• She knows Alan Singer.

• She was shy and quiet.

• She lives in New York.

• She was outspoken.

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Slavery in the North

In 1806, 9-year-old Isabella Baumfree and her family lived on the property of Charles Ardinburgh of Ulster County in New York. When Ardinburgh died, Isabella found her mother in tears.

"Mau-mau, what makes you cry?" Isabella asked.

"Oh, my child, I am thinking of your brothers and sisters that have been sold away from me," her mother replied.

Soon after, Isabella too was separated from her mother. She was auctioned-along with other slaves, horses, and cattle-and purchased for $100. She was sold again and again, from master to master, until she was emancipated in 1828.

Students of history know Isabella better by the name she chose as an adult-Sojourner Truth. Truth was an abolitionist. She spoke out against slavery. But what some people may not know is that Truth was one of thousands of slaves who were bought, sold, and forced to do labor in the North.

"Many people are surprised when you talk about slavery in the North," Alan Singer, a professor of education at Hofstra University, told Senior Edition. "We associate slavery with the South, even though the biggest importer of slaves-after South Carolina-was New York City."

Historians are beginning to bring slavery in the North into the spotlight. The New York Historical Society recently presented an exhibition on slavery in that state. Singer, who travels the country to talk to students about slavery in the North, wants people to remember that slavery was a national institution.

The slave trade helped finance the Industrial Revolution in many major Northern cities, such as Boston and New York City. The Industrial Revolution was a period of rapid growth in the use of machinery in the early 1800s. Many U.S. businesses got their start with profits from slave-produced goods and the slave trade.

It's important to understand how slavery affected the entire country, because its effects linger through discrimination, Singer says. "Kids see slavery as something that happened in the deep past," he told Senior Edition. "I want children to know that we still live with the effects of that slavery society."

What is the main idea of this passage?

• The Industrial Revolution began in the early 1800s.

• Sojourner Truth was emancipated from slavery in 1828.

• Alan Singer is a professor of education at Hofstra University.

• Historians are teaching people about slavery in the North.

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Read this sentence from the passage: "We associate slavery with the South, even though the biggest importer of slaves-after South Carolina-was New York City."

As used in this sentence, what does the word "associate" mean?

• explain

• judge

• mourn

• connect

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A Tale of Segregation: Fetching Water

The memory of a traumatic childhood incident near his hometown of Spiro, Oklahoma, still brings tears to the eyes of William Minner . . .

We had stopped at a spring. It was a very popular place that both blacks and whites would go to get water. We had waited there for about 30 minutes. But the people ahead of us, they were all white. When we had reached our turn, two white men grabbed my dad. They told him that he'd have to wait until all of the white people were finished. Dad said, "We'll get our water another day or we'll come back." They wouldn't let my dad leave. They said, "You're going to stay here, and when all of the good white people have gotten their water, and when everyone is gone, then you can do what you want to." When all the white people finished getting their water, Dad got his water. I remember him telling me, "What you saw there was real hatred and prejudice. But this is not going to be forever . . . there's gonna come a day when this won't be anymore."

Why did William Minner and his father go to the spring?

• to go swimming

• to get water

• to wash their clothes

• to bathe themselves

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A Tale of Segregation: Fetching Water

The memory of a traumatic childhood incident near his hometown of Spiro, Oklahoma, still brings tears to the eyes of William Minner . . .

We had stopped at a spring. It was a very popular place that both blacks and whites would go to get water. We had waited there for about 30 minutes. But the people ahead of us, they were all white. When we had reached our turn, two white men grabbed my dad. They told him that he'd have to wait until all of the white people were finished. Dad said, "We'll get our water another day or we'll come back." They wouldn't let my dad leave. They said, "You're going to stay here, and when all of the good white people have gotten their water, and when everyone is gone, then you can do what you want to." When all the white people finished getting their water, Dad got his water. I remember him telling me, "What you saw there was real hatred and prejudice. But this is not going to be forever . . . there's gonna come a day when this won't be anymore."

What does the author describe in the passage?

• a freshwater spring that was popular with blacks and whites

• a true account of slavery in the American South

• how William and his father were treated hatefully

• how other people reacted to William and his father being stopped

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A Tale of Segregation: Fetching Water

The memory of a traumatic childhood incident near his hometown of Spiro, Oklahoma, still brings tears to the eyes of William Minner . . .

We had stopped at a spring. It was a very popular place that both blacks and whites would go to get water. We had waited there for about 30 minutes. But the people ahead of us, they were all white. When we had reached our turn, two white men grabbed my dad. They told him that he'd have to wait until all of the white people were finished. Dad said, "We'll get our water another day or we'll come back." They wouldn't let my dad leave. They said, "You're going to stay here, and when all of the good white people have gotten their water, and when everyone is gone, then you can do what you want to." When all the white people finished getting their water, Dad got his water. I remember him telling me, "What you saw there was real hatred and prejudice. But this is not going to be forever . . . there's gonna come a day when this won't be anymore."

William and his father had been waiting for a long time when they were stopped by two white men. What evidence from the passage supports this conclusion?

• "But the people ahead of us, they were all white."

• "When all the white people finished getting their water, Dad got his water."

• "When we had reached our turn, two white men grabbed my dad."

• . "We had waited there for about 30 minutes."

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A Tale of Segregation: Fetching Water

The memory of a traumatic childhood incident near his hometown of Spiro, Oklahoma, still brings tears to the eyes of William Minner . . .

We had stopped at a spring. It was a very popular place that both blacks and whites would go to get water. We had waited there for about 30 minutes. But the people ahead of us, they were all white. When we had reached our turn, two white men grabbed my dad. They told him that he'd have to wait until all of the white people were finished. Dad said, "We'll get our water another day or we'll come back." They wouldn't let my dad leave. They said, "You're going to stay here, and when all of the good white people have gotten their water, and when everyone is gone, then you can do what you want to." When all the white people finished getting their water, Dad got his water. I remember him telling me, "What you saw there was real hatred and prejudice. But this is not going to be forever . . . there's gonna come a day when this won't be anymore."

Why did the two white men make William and his father wait?

• They thought that white people deserved to go first.

• They thought that William and his father didn't need water.

• The white men were in a hurry and didn't want to wait.

• They thought that William and his father had cut in line.

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