AnswersCA-English Language Arts 12 B – 1744Structure and Style in The Smithsonian's History of America in 101 Objects

Structure and Style in The Smithsonian's History of America in 101 Objects Answers

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a few well-selected words.
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the British banking system.
C
the US Constitution.
D
a common household item.
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Read the excerpt from Suffragists' "Great Demand" Banner.From colonial times to the American independence movement and the writing of the U.S. Constitution, voting rights had been restricted. Each colony had made its own rules about who could vote, and this practice continued once they became states. Requirements generally called for a certain age of maturity, generally twenty-one, and ownership of property, among other qualifications. Younger adults, Indians, African Americans, and women were typically disqualified from voting. While there were stirrings for the right of women to vote in the early nineteenth century, the cause took on a new seriousness with the Seneca Falls Convention of 1848.

A
describe colonial voting practices in context.
B
explain the reason for a voting age requirement.
C
provide information about the 1848 convention.
D
give an overview of voting rights in early America.
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Read the excerpt from Suffragists' "Great Demand" Banner.In June 1917, the District of Columbia police began arresting picketers for obstructing sidewalk traffic. The women would be sentenced to serve in the Occoquan Workhouse Prison in Lorton, Virginia. In August, scuffles broke out at the gates of the White House as angry spectators assaulted suffragists while city police stood by. The picketing continued.

A
During the summer of 1917, picketers were sent to prison and assaulted by spectators, but that did not stop the protesting.
B
A 1917 fight at the White House gates was the first incident that resulted in suffragists being sentenced to workhouses and prisons.
C
Police did not act to defend women suffragists in June 1917, and women were sent to the Occoquan Workhouse Prison as a result.
D
Picketing continued through August 1917, until citizens attacked women for blocking the sidewalk in Washington, DC.
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Read the excerpt from Suffragists' "Great Demand" Banner.On October 20, Alice Paul was arrested and sentenced to seven months in jail. She and her companions were held in solitary confinement and denied counsel. Paul went on a hunger strike and was violently force-fed. Authorities confined her to a psychiatric ward in an effort to discredit her. On November 14, thirty women in the Workhouse Prison were beaten, threatened, and mistreated in what came to be known as the Night of Terror. The subsequent storm of critical publicity was such that the administration itself soon called for the release of all suffragist prisoners.

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Women were beaten in the Workhouse Prison because they refused to eat or to stay in solitary confinement.
B
Critical reports in the newspaper caused prison workers to mistreat women in the Workhouse Prison.
C
The negative press that followed the abuse of suffragist prisoners forced officials to release all suffragists from prison.
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After her release from prison, Alice Paul went on a hunger strike that forced authorities to place her in a psychiatric ward.
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Both illustrate the importance of voter equality during the early 1900s.
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Both were worn by women interested in obtaining the right to vote.
C
The pin would have been worn by supporters of women’s rights, while the coin would have been circulated among many people with a variety of political views.
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The pin was created to shock and surprise British society, while the marked coin was a more traditional object used to quietly encourage citizens to consider women’s rights.
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educate students.
B
protest inequality.
C
be circulated in society.
D
satisfy political leaders.
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Both posters use creative jingles to capture the attention of passersby.
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Both posters are aggressive in their imagery and word selection.
C
Both posters use images to attract attention and help convey a message.
D
Both posters offer practical suggestions for those who want to learn more.
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attitudereasonchoicearrangement

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attitude
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reason
C
choice
D
arrangement
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Read the excerpt from Suffragists' "Great Demand" Banner.Graddy can’t help but wonder about the dinner-table conversations that might have occurred between the young suffragist and her father-in-law, who, in his job as police chief, might have been arresting her fellow protesters.

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shocked
B
indifferent
C
intrigued
D
saddened
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Read the excerpt from Suffragists' "Great Demand" Banner.The effort picked up steam after the Civil War, when debate over the Fifteenth Amendment to the U.S. Constitution, which extended the vote to African American men, split the movement. Some leaders, like Susan B. Anthony, Elizabeth Cady Stanton, and Sojourner Truth, refused to endorse the amendment, believing it should also give women the vote. Others, such as Julia Ward Howe, Lucy Stone, and long-term women’s rights ally Frederick Douglass, argued that if black men were enfranchised, their support would help women achieve their goal. The conflict fractured the women’s movement, with some focusing on obtaining women’s suffrage state by state, others aiming at achieving universal suffrage at the federal level.

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describe the personalities of leaders in the women’s suffrage movement.
B
illustrate the impact of the Fifteenth Amendment on the suffrage movement.
C
explain the effect of the Civil War on the debate over the Fifteenth Amendment.
D
compare the challenges of leaders supporting African American suffrage and women’s suffrage
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An author’s style is his or her distinctive way of using

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facts.
B
numbers.
C
language.
D
setting.
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Read the excerpt from Suffragists' "Great Demand" Banner.Paul continued the picketing after the inauguration. While Wilson might have been somewhat amused at first, his attitude changed with the picketers’ persistence. The silent sentinels, as the women called themselves, were increasingly seen as an embarrassment to the administration. Wilson was moving the United States toward war against Germany, and on April 2 told Congress that war was necessary in order that the world "be made safe for democracy.” The picketers’ banners pointed out the hypocrisy of fighting for democracy and freedom in Europe while denying it to women at home.

A
The use of the words war and fighting describe society’s attitude toward women who wanted to vote.
B
The use of the word hypocrisy shows the contradiction of a country fighting for freedom but not allowing women to vote.
C
The author uses descriptive language to describe the women’s actions in protesting demonstrations.
D
The author uses descriptive language to explain the women’s attitude toward war against Germany.
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Read the excerpt from Suffragists' "Great Demand" Banner.On October 20, Alice Paul was arrested and sentenced to seven months in jail. She and her companions were held in solitary confinement and denied counsel. Paul went on a hunger strike and was violently force-fed. Authorities confined her to a psychiatric ward in an effort to discredit her.

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The use of the word violently helps readers understand the needless cruelty used against Alice Paul.
B
The use of the word violently creates sympathy toward the police officers who were treated poorly by Paul.
C
The author uses detailed language to describe the indignities of the Workhouse Prison.
D
The author uses detailed language to educate readers about prison conditions of the early 1900s.
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The objects are similar because both can be worn every day.
B
The objects were designed to build excitement in parades and demonstrations.
C
While the pennant was most likely used in public settings, the pin was a quiet symbol that could be worn every day.
D
While the pennant was most likely used in small gatherings, the pin would have been a striking symbol in public settings.
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Which statements about this excerpt are correct? Check all that apply.

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The author’s diction creates a shocked tone.
B
The author’s diction creates a relaxed tone.
C
The phrase “family’s history” highlights the emphasis on genealogy research.
D
The phrase “can’t help but wonder” creates a thought-provoking tone.
E
The descriptive details about a “chain of purple, white, and gold banners” allows readers to visualize the item in context.
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Read the excerpt from Suffragists' "Great Demand" Banner.American suffrage bannerThe Smithsonian’s Great Demand banner, as it came to be called, declares in bold words and style the determination of the women who made and carried it. Their campaign on behalf of women sought to move America one step closer to fulfilling the nation’s long-deferred promise of equality under the law.Now read the excerpt from A History of the World in 100 Objects.As a campaigning strategy it was a stroke of genius. The artist Felicity Powell has a special interest in subversive medals:The idea is incredibly clever, because it uses the potential that coinage has, a bit like the internet today, to be widely circulated.

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Both the coins and the banner were a surprising way to spread the message of inequality, and both were used in America and Great Britain.
B
The banner and coins were both peaceful attempts at communicating an important political message to concerned citizens.
C
The coin came into contact with a large number of people over time, while the banner was seen by people at the location where it was used.
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The coin was used to boldly communicate a message of inequality with British citizens, while the banner was used as a more subtle means of protest.

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