Correct answer. How does the author achleve his or her purpose?
• A.
by using historical references of the Montgomery city ordinance to explain why Ms. Parks' actions were
unlawful
• B
by using references to popular belief to
support assumptions about Ms. Parks
to
by using descriptive details and dates to recall the events after the boycott
® D.
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by using logical fallacy to distract from the weak argument against the boycott
O E.
by using well-known names of civil rights
leaders and the NAACP to show the magnitude of the boycott's
Influence
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Read this excerpt from loom and spindle. one of the first strikes of cotton-factory operatives that ever took place in this country was that in lowell, in october, 1836. when it was announced that the wages were to be cut down, great indignation was felt, and it was decided to strike, en masse. this was done. the mills were shut down, and the girls went in procession from their several corporations to the "grove" on chapel hill, and listened to "incendiary" speeches from early labor reformers. what can be inferred about the time period of the excerpt? check all that apply. a. factory workers felt frustrated by the lowering of their wages. b. workers were willing to show their displeasure through strikes. c. early efforts at strikes became chaotic and violent. d. the lowell girls were forbidden to voice objections. e. the lowell strike was followed by other labor strikes.