Disguise it, struggle with it, beat it down, stifle it, mortify it as much as one pleases, it is still alive, and will every now and then peep out and show itself; even if I could conceive that I had completely overcome it, I should probably be proud of my humility.The above passage is from ______________________ by ____________________________________________ .

Jefferson and Franklin both spent time in ______________________–a natural ally because it was a traditional enemy of England.

In The Interesting Narrative of the Life of Olaudah Equiano, Equiano says that on board the slave ship he sees mariners using this navigational device, which intrigued him.

Which of the following are characteristics of the Enlightenment?

By Nature’s self in white array’d,She bade thee shun the vulgar eye,And planted here the guardian shade,And sent soft waters murmuring by;   Thus quietly thy summer goes,   Thy days declining to repose. The above passage is from ______________________ by ____________________________________________ .

Accordingly he signed the manumission that day, so that, before night, I, who had been a slave in the morning, trembling at the will of another, was become my own master, and completely free.The above passage is from ______________________ by ____________________________________________ .

By making reference to the texts of one or two writers we have recently studied, explain why the Enlightenment was an appropriate period wherein the abolition (anti-slavery) movement could gain momentum.  Discuss how the author illuminates the evils of slavery.  Be as specific and detailed as possible as you craft your response.  Write in your own voice.  I am looking for well-crafted, developed responses.I’d like to see 15-20 sentences.  Please proofread and edit your response, too. 

In 1780, Benjamin Franklin was taken prisoner by British as a passenger on an American ship. He wrote the poem “The British Prison Ship” based on this experience.

Of Joel Barlow’s epic poem “The Vision of Columbus,” George Washington reportedly said,

Before Walth Whitman or William Cullen Bryant, this poet closely observed nature and other native American subjects.