From "What to the Slave Is the Fourth of July"

In his Fourth of July speech, Douglass says that "above your national, tumultuous joy, I hear the wail of millions." Tow what is he referring

• the angry protests of American Americans against slavery

• the extensive suffering of enslaved African Americans

• the anger of slaveholders opposed to slaves' freedom

• the outrage of Northerns opposed to slavery

Tags

CCSS.RL.8.3

CCSS.RL.2.6

According to Douglass, which of these is NOT an example of how laws in the South prove that slaves are human beings?

• Law requires the death penalty for African Americans but the same punishment does not apply for whites

• Some laws forbid the teaching of reading or writing

• Some laws allow the release of a slave based on time served

• Some laws treat animals better than slaves

If there is a disparity between Mia's grades this year and her grades last year, which of the following must be true.

• Mia's grades this year are the same as they were last year

• Mia's grades this year are worse than they were last year

• Mia's grades this year are better than they were last year

• Mia's grades this year are different than they were last year

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CCSS.RL.8.3

CCSS.RL.11-12.9

CCSS.RL.6.3

CCSS.RL.7.3

CCSS.RL.9-10.3

Which of the following is the best definition of denounce ?

• Punish severely

• criticize harshly

• announce loudly

• reason clearly

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CCSS.RI.11-12.4

CCSS.RI.9-10.4

CCSS.RL.11-12.4

CCSS.RL.8.4

CCSS.RL.9-10.4

What is the main way in which Douglass supports his argument in his Fourth of July speech?

• He lists various arguments made in defense of slavery, showing each to be without merit, even ridiculous

• He offers conclusive proof that enslaved person are legally entitled to equal rights, based on the Declaration of Independence

• He shows that enslaved persons feel excluded on the Fourth of July, despite a natural desire to belong

• He provides evidence of the suffering that enslaved persons endure under slavery, despite their rights

Which of the following can a noun phrase NOT be used as?

• subject

• direct object

• object of preposition

• adjective

Which of the following is not a part of a verb phrase?

• helping verbs

• interrupting adverbs

• main verbs

In which sentence is the verb phrase underlined?

• The white planners of the Fourth of July celebrated must have been hoping Douglass would deliver a different type of speech

• For several months the officials had planned a joyous ceremony celebrating the many freedoms of the country.

• Instead, the impassioned speaker surprised them by denouncing the traditions that held humans in slavery

• they feared the initially joyous audience may have been offended by Douglass's actions

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CCSS.RF.3.3B

CCSS.RF.3.3C

CCSS.RF.3.3D

CCSS.RF.4.3A

CCSS.RF.5.3A