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Comparing Eighteenth-Century Texts on Slavery

Question 4 • *HSA 26-27 English IV A -IC

Read the excerpt from Thoughts and Sentiments.However, notwithstanding all that has been done and written against it, that brutish barbarity, and unparalelled injustice, is still carried on to a very great extent in the colonies, and with an avidity as insidious, cruel and oppressive as ever.

Answer
A
Cugoano believes that slavery does not have to be cruel and oppressive.
B
Cugoano believes that slavery needs to be abolished in the colonies.
C
Cugoano believes that more people need to speak out against slavery.
D
Cugoano believes that more writers need to write about slavery.

Explanation

Cugoano calls slavery “brutish barbarity” and “unparalleled injustice,” and says it continues in the colonies despite efforts to oppose it. This shows he believes slavery should be abolished there. The excerpt does not suggest that slavery could be acceptable if made less cruel; it condemns the practice itself.

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