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Match the main works in this unit to their descriptions. Question 1 options: Aboard a Slave Ship From The American Crisis The Autobiography of Benjamin Franklin From Common Sense The Star-Spangled Banner The Declaration of Independence 1. One man's description of how he tried to achieve moral perfection. 2. A work that passionately argued why the colonies needed to declare independence from Great Britain. 3. A document written to motivate weary troops in their fight for American independence. 4. The document that officially severed ties between the colonies and Great Britain. It gives the rationales for seeking independence. 5. A recounting of one slave's harrowing voyage across the Atlantic Ocean. 6. A poem written to celebrate how the American flag kept flying over Fort McHenry during an attack on Baltimore during the War of 1812.

Answer 1

1. The Autobiography of Benjamin Franklin: one man's description of how he tried to achieve moral perfection.

• This autobiography was written in 1970, wherein, it was stated that Benjamin Franklin conceived the bold and arduous task of achieving at moral perfection.

2. From Common Sense: a work that passionately argued why the American colonies needed to declare independence from Great Britain.

• Common sense was a literary work that was authored and published by Thomas Paine on the 10th of January, 1776.

• In this body of work, Thomas set forth his arguments favoring the need of the American colonies to declare independence from Great Britain.

3. From The American Crisis: a document written to motivate weary troops in their fight for American independence.

• The American Crisis was a pamphlet series written and published by Thomas Paine from 1776 to 1783 to motivate weary troops in their fight for independence during the American Revolution.

4. The Declaration of Independence: the document that officially severed ties between the colonies and Great Britain. It gives the rationales for seeking independence.

• The Declaration of Independence is a public Act through which the American Colonies were fundamentally and legally declared free from Great Britain by the 56 delegates at the Second Continental Congress on the 4th of July, 1776.  

5. Aboard a Slave Ship: a recounting of one slave's harrowing voyage across the Atlantic Ocean.

• A slave ship refer to a large cargo ship that was specially built for transporting slaves between the 17th to 19th century, especially from Africa to Europe across the Atlantic Ocean.

6. The Star-Spangled Banner: a poem written to celebrate how the American flag kept flying over Fort McHenry during an attack on Baltimore during the War of 1812.

• The national anthem of the United States of America is referred to as "Star-Spangled Banner" and its lyrics were derived from the Defence of Fort McHenry.

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