Question 13 • ELPGEQ3 M/J Language Arts 1 - 1001010 HCPS v24
Read the passage from Incidents in the Life of a Slave Girl by Harriet Jacobs.My grandmother’s mistress had always promised her that, at her death, she should be free; and it was said that in her will she made good the promise. But when the estate was settled, Dr. Flint told the faithful old servant that, under existing circumstances, it was necessary she should be sold.
Answer
A
to persuade readers to take action against slaveholders
B
to explain how people in the United States became enslaved
C
to convince readers that it should be illegal to enslave people
D
to show the lack of control enslaved people had over their lives