English, 13.02.2022 08:50 latresyn

1) When was Elizabeth Freeman born? A) 1776
B) 1886
C) 1700
D) 1744

2) Read the following sentences from the text.
“The Massachusetts Constitution was a legal document. And its very first article asserted freedom and equality for all! This idea was now the law of the land in Massachusetts...The courts sided with Elizabeth and Brom. They ruled that according to the constitution, Elizabeth and Brom had always been free.”

What can you conclude about Elizabeth’s freedom based on this information?

A)The new Massachusetts state constitution changed the lives of enslaved people living there.
B) Elizabeth’s freedom would have been possible whether the constitution changed or not.
C) The U. S. Constitution changed its laws once Massachusetts changed its state laws.
D) The Massachusetts constitution did not have a big effect on the lives of people living there.

3) Read these sentences from the text.
“Like many other enslaved people, she was probably inspired by the idea that all people were born equal. She probably hoped that idea would be applied to her.”

Why does the author say “probably” when describing Elizabeth’s thoughts?

A) Because Elizabeth put out so many different accounts of her life that historians today never really know which one is true or which one to trust.
B) Because there are no records at all of Elizabeth’s life, not even second hand ones, so we know nothing about what she was doing or thinking during her life.
C) Because Elizabeth’s life story was recorded by historians or people who knew her secondhand, so the author has to guess what she might have been thinking.
D) Because in Elizabeth’s book about her life, she doesn’t talk much about this period of time, so the author has to guess.

4) What is the main idea of this text?
A) In Massachusetts, John Ashley and other powerful men in Massachusetts would gather at the Ashley house to discuss the events and politics of the day and the appropriate response.
B) Elizabeth Freeman was born into slavery and fought for her freedom in court when a new Massachusetts state constituion was passed, and lived the rest of her life as a free Black woman who was paid for her labor.
C) Theodore Sedgwick, a young lawyer who had participated in the Sheffield Declaration discussions in the Ashley house, represented Elizabeth Freeman in her court case fighting for her freedom.
D) Elizabeth Freeman and a man named Brom were both enslaved in the Ashley household and were united in a court case where they fought for their freedom, represented by Theodore Sedgwick.
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