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WHAT TO THE SLAVE IS THE FOURTH OF JULY? Questions 1. As used in paragraph 51, what does “traffic” most nearly mean? A Communication or dealings between individuals/groups B Slowed transportation C Import and export trade of goods and wares D Illegal or immoral trade 2. What to the slave is the Fourth of July, according to the text?—what answer does Douglass provide? A It is hypocrisy, a day which reveals to them the injustices of United States history, both past and present. B It is a celebration of national independence. C It represents the hope that they may one day be freed. D Nothing: this holiday holds no meaning to enslaved persons. 3. PART A: To what other holiday does Douglass compare the Fourth of July? A Columbus Day B Passover C Easter D Veterans Day 4. PART B: What comparison is Douglass making between these two holidays—in other words, what similarities, according to the author, do they share?-Constructed Response 5. How does Douglass describe the founding fathers/those who supported the American Revolution? Cite evidence from the text.-Constructed Response 6. Why does the author include a quote from Henry Wadsworth Longfellow after paragraph 31?-Constructed Response 7. At what point does the speech change in tone? Cite evidence from the text to support your answer.-Constructed Response 8. In paragraph 35, Douglass declares to his audience that “This Fourth [of] July is yours, not mine.” What does he mean in this statement?-Constructed Response 9. Reread the following quotation from paragraph 52: “By an act of the American Congress, not yet two years old, slavery has been nationalized in its most horrible and revolting form.” To what act is Douglass referring here? A The Slave Trade Act of 1794 B The Fugitive Slave Act of 1793 C The Fugitive Slave Act of 1850 D None of the above 10. How does Douglass portray the American Christianity in reference to slavery/abolition?-Constructed Response 11. As used in paragraph 57, what does the word “infidelity” most nearly mean? A Lack of religious belief B Unfaithfulness to a spouse or partner C Disloyalty D A breach of trust 12. Summarize Douglass’ conclusion in two complete sentences.-Constructed Response

Answer 1

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Answer 2

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"Response 1. D Illegal or immoral trade  

Response 2. B It is a celebration of national independence.

Response 3. PART A: B Passover

Response 4. PART B: Douglass considers these two holidays as days when one passes over from one state to another.

Response 5. As respected people.

Response  6. For stating what should be done and what should not.

Response  7.  Here – “Trust no future, however pleasant,

Let the dead past bury its dead;

Act, act in the living present,

Heart within, and God overhead.”

Response  8. He considers it as the rights of the citizens to celebrate the day.

Response  9. A The Slave Trade Act of 1794

Response 11. B Unfaithfulness to a spouse or partner

Response 12.

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