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    3. What is meant by "term slavery" or hiring out and how did this practice increase a slaves ’ likelihood of gaining their freedom from bondage? Being a slave for a particular period of time is what "Term Slavery" means. The idea for this was to allow more trained Slaves who were given the opportunity to travel to different parts of the country and/or live away from their plantation for work. Urban masters often let slaves purchase their freedom over a term of years to keep them from leaving. In

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    Fugitive Slave Act The westward expansion of slavery was one of the most dynamic economic and social processes going on in this country. The Industrial Revolution had changed every aspect of American life and the country’s borders spread westward with the addition of the Mexican Cession—opening new cotton fields. To maintain the original Constitutional balance of lawmaking power‚ Congress continued to play the compromise game in 1820 and 1850 to maintain an equal number of free and slave votes in

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    Selected Answer:    Her parents’ proud face’s were Bess’s best reward. Correct Answer:    Her parents’ proud faces were Bess’ best reward. Question 3 2 out of 2 points In which of the following are the capitalized words used correctly? Answer Selected Answer:    “What is an epigram? A dwarfish whole‚ IT’S body brevity‚ and wit ITS soul.” Correct Answer:    “What is an epigram? A dwarfish whole‚ IT’S body brevity‚ and wit ITS soul.” Question 4

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    was a courageous abolitionist who died for a cause he believed in‚ or was he insane? Was he a martyr or a terrorist? John Brown was from Connecticut‚ born in strict religious family in 1800. At 12‚ after seeing a slave being brutally beaten‚ swore to never forget that day. In the mid 1800’s he decided to campaign against slavery in Kansas and Nebraska‚ so did the pro-slavery who campaigned for the continuation of slavery. With the murder of six anti-slaverists and that slave who was beaten many

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    Art can be defined many ways. Webster dictionary defines art as a branch of learning and the conscious use of skill and creative imagination especially in the production of aesthetic objects. As one can see art isn’t just drawing‚ painting‚ sculpting‚ etc. Art is a way of learning creatively‚ so that children can develop into well-rounded human beings. Not only is art fun and entertaining for students of all ages‚ it also has a number of positive effects on these students. Studies have shown that

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    classical form of art. The beauty of this 
dance type was considered timeless and unchanging. It was considered as 
an art in itself . The movement of the ballerinas represented years of 
training It was an 
art form that entailed perfection and it was all for a night ’s glory for 
a stage performance.
 The movement of the ballet dancers entailed specific rhythm it 
required them to have undeniable grace and unity with the music . This 
made dance ‚ for whatever genre or form ‚ a beautiful

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    Slavery is commonly known to exist in the south but originally started in the 1600s when the first ship brought slaves in Virginia then it spread throughout the colonies. Life as a slave is hard to explain if you weren’t a slave yourself. Frederick Douglass is a runaway slave‚ he escaped slavery in 1838. He wrote his autobiography‚ Narrative of the Life of Frederick Douglass‚ an American Slave‚ in the 1844 and was published spring of 1845. In the Narrative of the Life of Frederick Douglass‚ an American

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    Slave Oppression During the 19th century‚ slavery was an extremely dehumanizing period. The complete control over another human being’s life brought many hardships and disappointments. Families were separated and‚ for African-Americans‚ the slave era was extremely depressing. Slaves were often beaten‚ or killed for the simple incompletion of a task. Women had no rights and were used for cooking‚ for cleaning‚ and for the creation and nurturing of babies. There were often instances of lynching and

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    While listening to the Black Art by Amari Baraka its so much emotion behind what he is saying and its transferred to the listener/ readers as well. The open tells a story of the hardships that the African American communitties though during these times. Its also reminiscent of early stages of rap music because when the thought of rap music pops in an individuals brain you hear a story being told and its music to back it up and sets a tone or the listener. That’s what this poem portrays as well. Also

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    inspired others to do big things like that too. Frederick Douglass did an important thing. He contributed to the abolitionist movement in the United States‚ and similarly‚ faced many challenges along the way and even inspired others to join the movement. But how did he contribute? What challenges did he face? In what ways did he inspire others? Frederick Douglass contributed to the abolitionist movement in many ways. In 1861‚ a civil war broke out. According to the National Park Service (N.P.S.)‚ one

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