The Banners of Freedom

What is the meaning of the word discharged as it is used in paragraph 3?

• Enslaved

• Released

• Recruited

• Injured

What does the phrase charge was made there mean as it is used in paragraph 2?

• Attack

• Surrender

• Withdrawal

• Machines

How does paragraph 3 provide greater detail about information provided in the map?

• It explains that the narrator fought in battles at the locations provided in the map during the American Revolution.

• It explains how the narrator was discharged from White Plains.

• It suggests that the narrator earns his freedom at the Battle of West Point.

• It describes the narrator's life after he was discharged from the war.

Part A: Which sentence states the central or main idea of "The Banners of Freedom"?

• Enslaved Americans chose to fight in the American Revolution for their owners.

• Slaves were forced to fight in the American Revolution and were sold after the war.

• Enslaved laborers had a difficult life during and after the American Revolution.

• Individuals who weren't free fought in a war for American Independence and also earned their freedom

Part B: Which two sentences from the passage support the answer in Part A?

• "When this lady died I was made the property of her son Benjamin Stiles."

• "After we disbanded, I returned to my old master at Woodbury, Connecticut, with whom I lived one year."

• "Here I enjoyed the pleasures of a freeman; my food was sweet, my labor pleasure, and one bright gleam of life seemed to shine upon me."

• "Poor African Slave, to liberate freemen, my tyrants..."

• "Thus was I, a slave for five years fighting for liberty."

What information does the illustration on page 4 add to the text?

• It shows that patriots, like the narrator, are now recognized for their efforts during the American Revolution

• It shows that memorials are made to honor all the lives lost during the American Revolution

• It describes how patriots won the American Revolution

• It explains which battles the narrator fought in during the war

Read the excerpt from paragraph 4. Which sentence best helps the reader understand what emancipated means.

Paragraph 4- "After we disbanded, I returned to my old master at Woodbury, Connecticut with whom I lived one year. My services in the American war...emancipated me from further slavery and from being bartered or sold. My master consented that I might go where I please and seek my fortune."

• After we disbanded, I returned to my old master at Woodbury, Connecticut with whom I lived one year.

• My services in the American war...emancipated me from further slavery and from being bartered or sold.

• My master consented that I might go where I please and seek my fortune.

Which statement best describes the text structure of "The Banners of Freedom"?

• The narrator describes different parts of his life by comparing and contrasting experiences

• The passage focuses on problems that occurred prior to the war and the solutions to these problems

• The narrator describes his experiences during the war in chronological order

• The narrator describes the causes and effects of the American war

What new information does the map on page 5 add to the text?

• It shows the towns each battle took place in

• It shows the states each battle took place in

• It shows the new state of Vermont

• It describes how the narrator traveled from one battle to the next

Read the sentence from paragraph 4 below. "…emancipated me from being bartered or sold." What is the meaning of the word bartered as it is used in the sentence?

• Exchanged

• Kept

• Trapped

• Mistreated