Question

1. Which of the following statements BEST express the main idea of Douglass's letter?

Question 1 options:

A. Tubman made important contributions to the abolitionist movement, but they were mostly unrecognized by the public.

B. Frederick Douglass is upset that more people do not know about Harriet Tubman and her contributions.

C. Contributions that go unrecognized are more important than those that are recognized and appreciated by the public.

D. Harriet Tubman's contributions to the abolitionist movement are unparalleled by anyone.

Answer 1

Harriet Tubman was an abolitionist who had escaped slavery and helped many other slaves escape through the Underground Railroad. She often worked with fellow abolitionist Frederick Douglass, a public speaker and author who, earlier in his life, had also escaped slavery. When Harriet Tubman reached out to Frederick Douglass requesting he speak to her accomplishments for an upcoming book that was soon to be published about her life, he responded with this letter.



Dear Harriet:



I am glad to know that the story of your eventful life has been written by a kind lady, and that the same is soon to be published. You ask for what you do not need when you call upon me for a word of commendation. I need such words from you far more than you can need them from me, especially where your superior labors and devotion to the cause of the lately enslaved of our land are known as I know them. The difference between us is very marked. Most that I have done and suffered in the service of our cause has been in public, and I have received much encouragement at every step of the way. You, on the other hand, have labored in a private way. I have wrought in the day – you in the night. I have had the applause of the crowd and the satisfaction that comes of being approved by the multitude, while the most that you have done has been witnessed by a few trembling, scarred, and foot-sore bondmen and women, whom you have led out of the house of bondage, and whose heartfelt, “God bless you,” has been your only reward. The midnight sky and the silent stars have been the witnesses of your devotion to freedom and of your heroism. Excepting John Brown – of sacred memory – I know of no one who has willingly encountered more perils and hardships to serve our enslaved people than you have. Much that you have done would seem improbable to those who do not know you as I know you. It is to me a great pleasure and a great privilege to bear testimony for your character and your works, and to say to those to whom you may come, that I regard you in every way truthful and trustworthy.



Your friend,

Frederick Douglass

Answer 2

@AP

Answer 3

hey @bill533

Answer 4

@AP

Answer 5

@Elsa213

Answer 6

Have you read the given passage/letter?
If so, what (answer) seems more suitable?

Answer 7

its like what i told u last time @bill533

Answer 8

i think C

Answer 9

@umm

Answer 10

And why do you think C?

Answer 11

i'm checking my answers to see if they are wrong but i think it goes with it

Answer 12

oka so just go with ur gut

Answer 13

if u get it wrong then u will no the answer for next time

Answer 14

Catherine, that's not really helpful... I'm pretty sure he wants to get it correct on his first try other than guessing until it is correct.

Answer 15

yea ur right

Answer 16

exactly this is my second attempt, if i get this one wrong then it's my last one and it counts on my grade

Answer 17

Anyway, Bill - do you know what unparalleled means?

Answer 18

yeah, it shows no sign of equal

Answer 19

Correct.

Answer 20

so what do you think

Answer 21

Which of the following TWO supporting details from the text best support your response in question 1?

Question 2 options:

A. "I am glad to know that the story of your eventful life has been written by a kind lady, and that the same is soon to be published."


B. "I need such words from you far more that you can need them from me, especially where your superior labors and devotion to the cause of the lately enslaved of our land are known as I know them."


C. "...the most that you have done has been witnessed by a few trembling, scarred, and foot-sore bondsmen and women, whom you have led out of the house of bondage, and whose heartfelt, 'God bless you,' has been your only reward."


D. "The midnight sky and the silent stars have been the witnesses of your devotion to freedom and of your heroism."


E. "I know of no one who has willingly encountered more perils and hardships to serve our enslaved people than you."

Answer 22

do process of elimination @bill533