Speech on Slavery By Abraham Lincoln 1854

Lincoln uses specific diction to describe free labor as well as slave labor. Which of the following best describes his view?

• Free labor is honorable and slave labor is degrading.

• Free labor is degrading and slave labor is honorable.

• Both free labor and slave labor are honorable.

• Both free labor and slave labor are degrading.

(adjective) able to withstand wear, pressure, or damage

• fragile

• temporary

• durable

• weak

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(noun) an act that goes against a law, rule, or code of conduct

• transgression

• compliance

• adherence

• obedience

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This sentence refers to the punishment of Adam and Eve, in Genesis 3:17 "Cursed is the ground because of you; through painful toil you will eat food from it"

• Genesis 3:17

• Exodus 20:12

• Leviticus 19:18

• Numbers 6:24

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The word "lash" in the text refers to a ______.

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Which of the following best describes the central idea of the speech?

• Free labor is preferable to slavery because it costs less money to pay a laborer than to house a slave.

• Free labor is preferable to slavery because it allows for equality in society.

• Free labor is actually a new form of slavery that does not allow laborers to reach equality.

• Free labor is not as productive or cost-effective as slavery, but it is morally right.

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Which of the following best describes the meaning of "substituted hope for the rod"? (Paragraph 4)

• replaced the threat of violence with hope

• given hope to enslaved people who want to be free

• made free laborers hopeful they will no longer be beaten

• decreased the thoughts of hopefulness in enslaved people

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PART A: What primary method does Lincoln use to appeal to readers to make his argument against slavery?

• Logos: He appeals to readers' sense of logic and reason.

• Ethos: He uses his authority and expertise to appeal to readers.

• Pathos: He appeals to readers' emotions.

• Allusion: He references God to appeal to the religious morality of his readers.

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PART B: Which phrase from the text best supports the answer to Part A?

• "Twenty-five years ago I was a hired laborer." (Paragraph 2)

• "Originally a curse for transgression upon the whole race, when, as by slavery, it is concentrated on a part only, it becomes the double-refined curse of God upon his creatures." (Paragraph 3)

• "The power of hope upon human exertion and happiness is wonderful." (Paragraph 4)

• "The slave whom you cannot drive with the lash to break seventy-five pounds of hemp in a day, if you will task him to break a hundred, and promise him pay for all he does over, he will break you and hundred and fifty." (Paragraph 4)

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Lincoln contrasts 'free labor' with slave labor to further the purpose of his speech by:

• Highlighting the moral superiority of free labor

• Emphasizing the economic benefits of slave labor

• Arguing that free labor is less productive

• Stating that slave labor is more humane