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The Economic Impact of Slavery Answers

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How old were the mill girls?

A
Most were around 20, with some as young as 10 and others in middle age.
B
Most were middle-aged, with some as young as 10 and others teenagers.
C
Most were young children, around 10 years old, with some middle-aged and between 16 and 25.
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Reread the passage about the mill girls, and then answer the question.What did the doffers do?

A
repair broken spinning frames
B
replace empty bobbins with full ones
C
change out full bobbins for empty ones
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Read the passage, and then decide if each statement is true or false.The doffers worked only part of every hour. ✔ trueX falseEveryone except the doffers had to work fourteen hours a day. X true✔ falseIt took many years for working hours to be shortened. ✔ trueX false

A
✔ true
B
X false
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According to the passage, as the girls grew older they began to demand

A
a shorter workday.
B
to start their day at 5 o’clock.
C
to go to school.
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In two or three sentences, compare the two Harriets. Identify one way they were similar and one way they were different.

Answer:

Answer

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What did you include in your response? Check all of the boxes that apply.

A
Harriet Jacobs was enslaved, while Harriet Robinson was not.
B
Both girls had little choice to change their lives.
C
Both girls worked hard, for many hours each day.
D
Both girls were unhappy with their circumstances.
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What word best describes Mrs. Flint?

A
weak
B
nervous
C
cold-hearted
8

Based on this description, Mrs. Flint did most✔ nonevery little of the work in the house.

A
most
B
✔ none
C
very little
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Reread this passage from the selection.Why did Mrs. Flint spit in the kettles and pans used for cooking?

A
to show her displeasure with the food
B
to keep the enslaved women and children from eating the leftovers
C
to show her superiority over the enslaved workers
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Reread the passage about dinner time with Mrs. Flint.What were the enslaved people allowed to eat?

A
the remains of the gravy and other scrapings
B
only what Mrs. Flint gave them
C
the same food as Mrs. Flint

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