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Mr. Covey entered the stable with a long rope; and just as I was half out of the loft, he caught hold of my legs, and was about tying me. As soon as I found what he was up to, I gave a sudden spring, and as I did so, he holding to my legs, I was brought sprawling on the stable floor. Mr. Covey seemed now to think he had me, and could do what he pleased; but at this moment—from whence came the spirit I don't know—I resolved to fight; and, suiting my action the resolution, I seized Covey hard by the throat, and as I did so, I rose. He held on to me, and I to him. ... He trembled like a leaf. ...We were at it for nearly two hours. Covey at length let me go, puffing and blowing at a great rate, saying that if I had not resisted, he would not have whipped me half so much. The truth was, that he had not whipped me at all. I considered him as getting entirely the worst end of the bargain; for he had drawn no blood from me, but I had from himA. Fredrick DouglassB. John WinthropC. Benjamin FrankinD. William Apess

Having emerg'd from the Poverty and Obscurity in which I was born and bred, to a State of Affluence and some Degree of Reputation in the World, and having gone so far thro' Life with a considerable Share of Felicity, the conducing Means I made use of, which, with the Blessing of God, so well succeeded, my Posterity may like to know, as they may find some of them suitable to their own Situations, and therefore fit to be imitated. A. Fredrick DouglassB. John WinthropC. Benjamin FranklinD. William Apess

But, reader, I acknowledge that this is a confused world, and I am not seeking for office; but merely placing before you the black inconsistency that you place before me—which is ten times blacker than any skin that you will find in the Universe. And now let me exhort you to do away that principle, as it appears ten times worse in the sight of God and candid men, than skins of color—more disgraceful than all the skins that Jehovah ever made. If black or red skins, or any other skin of color is disgraceful to God, it appears that he has disgrace himself a great deal—for he has made fifteen colored people to one white, and placed them here upon the earth (1462).A. John SaffinB. John WinthropC. Samuel SewallD. William Apess

I was somewhat unmanageable when I first went [to Master Covey's], but a few months of this discipline tamed me. ... I was broken in body, soul, and spirit. My natural elasticity was crushed, my intellect languished, the disposition to read departed, the cheerful spark that lingered about my eye died; the dark night of slavery closed in upon men, and behold a man transformed into a brute!"A. Fredrick DouglassB. John WinthropC. Benjamin FranklinD. William Apess

And seeing GOD hath said, He that stealeth a Man and Selleth him, or if he be found in his hand, he shall surely be put to Death. Exod. 21.16. This Law being of Everlasting Equity, wherein Man Stealing is Ranked amongst the most atrocious of Capital Crimes: What louder Cry can there be made of that Celebrated Warning, Caveat Emptor!And all things considered, it would conduce more to the Welfare of the Province, to have White Servants for a Term of Years, than to have slaves for Life. Few can endure to hear of a Negro's being made free; and indeed they can seldom use their freedom well; yet their continual aspiring after their forbidden Liberty, renders them unwilling Servants. A. John SaffinB. John WinthropC. Samuel SewallD. William Apess

...the eyes of all people are upon us; soe that if wee shall deale falsely with our god in this worke wee have undertaken and soe cause him to withdrawe his preent help from us, wee shall be made a story and a by-word through the world, wee shall open the mouthes of enemies to speake evill of the ways of god and all professours for Gods sake; wee shall shame the faces of many of gods worthy servants, and cause theire prayers to be turned into Cursses upon us till we be consumed out of the good land whether wee are going...A. Fredrick DouglassB. John WinthropC. Benjamin FranklinD. William Apess

...this may suffice, that not only the seed of Cham or Canaan, but any lawful Captives of other Heathen Nations may be made Bond men as hath been proved. ... By all which it doth evidently appear both by Scripture and Reason, the practice of the People of God in all Ages, both before and after the giving of the Law, and in the times of the Gospel, that there were Bond men, Women and Children commonly kept by holy and good men, and improved in Service; and therefore by the Command of God, Lev. 25, 44, and their venerable Example, we may keep Bond men, and use them in our Service still; yet with all candour, moderation and Christian prudence, according to their state and condition consonant to the Word of GodA. John SaffinB. John WinthropC. Benjamin FranklinD. Mayflower Compact

I know that many say that they are willing, perhaps the majority of the people, that we should enjoy our rights and privileges as they do. If so, I would ask why are not we protected in our persons and property throughout the Union? Is it not because there reigns in the breast of many who are leaders, a most unrighteous, unbecoming and impure black principle, and as corrupt and unholy as it can be--while these very same unfeeling, self-esteemed characters pretend to take the skin as a pretext to keep us from our unalienable and lawful rights? I would ask you if you would like to be disfranchised from all your rights, merely because your skin is white, and for no other crime? I'll venture to say, these very characters who hold the skin to be such a barrier in the way, would be the first to cry out, injustice! awful injustice!A. Fredrick DouglassB. John WinthropC. Benjamin FranklinD. William Apess

It was about this time that I conceiv'd the bold and arduous Project of arriving at moral Perfection. I wish'd to live without committing any Fault at any time; I would conquer all that either Natural Inclination, Custom, or Company might lead me into. As I knew, or thought I knew, what was right and wrong, I did not see why I might not always do the one and avoid the other. But I soon found I had undertaken a Task of more difficulty than I had imagined. ... I included under Thirteen names of Virtues all that at that time occurr'd to me as necessary or desirable, and annex'd to each a short Precept, which fully express'd the Extent I gave to its Meaning.A. Samson OcccumB. John WinthropC. Benjamin FranklinD. Mayflower Compact

Having undertaken, for the Glory of God and advancement of the Christian Faith and Honour of our King and Country ... do by these presents solemnly and mutually in the presence of God and one of another, Covenant and Combine ourselves together into a Civil Body Politic, for our better ordering and preservation and furtherance of the ends aforesaid; and by virtue hereof to enact, constitute and frame such just and equal Laws, Ordinances, Acts, Constitutions and Offices, from time to time, as shall be thought most meet and convenient for the general good of the Colony, unto which we promise all due submission and obedience. In witness whereof we have hereunder subscribed our names at Cape Cod, the 11th of November, in the year of reigne of our Sovereign Lord King James.... Anno Domini 1620.A. Fredrick DouglassB. John WinthropC. Benjamin FranklinD. Mayflower Compact

"When I was 16 years of age, we heard a Strange Rumor among the English, that there were Extraordinary Ministers preaching from Place to Place and Strange Concern among the White People. This was in the Spring of the Year. ... After I was awakened & converted, I went to all the meetings, I could come at; & Continued under Trouble of Mind about 6 months; at which time I began to Learn the English letters; got me a Primer, and used to go to my English Neighbours frequently for Assistant in reading..." A. Samson OcccumB. John WinthropC. Benjamin FranklinD. Mayflower Compact

William Bradford's Of Plymouth Plantation exemplifies what genre of early American writing?A. Slave narrativeB. Free verse poemC. JournalD. Spiritual diary

As a boy, Frederick Douglass witnesses a scene that mortifies him and brings him face to face for the first time with the horrors of slavery. What is it?A. Seeing his mother dieB. Watching a slave get beaten to deathC. Watching his aunt get whippedD. Watching his dad beat his mother

Which of the following is NOT a feature or characteristics of Emily Dickinson's poetry?A. MysteriousB. Slant RhymesC. True RhymesD. No titles

What statement below best sums up the literary significance of Emerson?A. Father of Free verseB. Father of american poetryC. Pro SlaveryD. Father of American Liteature

Before humans were sold as commodities, what item was highly sought after in West Africa? A. DiamondsB. LandC. GoldD. Gasoline

What statement below best sums up the literary significance of John Winthrop?A. American mythsB. non separating puritanC. City upon a hillD. Us Exceptionalim and democracyE. All are correct

Before advocating on behalf of the enslaved in colonial Massachusetts, Samuel Sewall participated in what early American crisis event?A. Mayflower compactB. Salem Witch TrailsC. No involvement

The Puritans who settled Plymouth Colony were separating Puritans which meant?A. Continue being apart of the Church of EnglandB. ReformC. Separate from the Church of EnglandD. None of the above