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Analyzing Anti-Slavery Petitions

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Examine the Anti-Slavery Petition with your small group. After carefully analyzing the document, respond to the questions below. Click the magnifying glass to take a closer look at the document as you respond.

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Answer the following questions for your document:

  • Are there any special markings on the document?
  • Who wrote the document?
  • When was it written?
  • Where is it from?
  • What is the main idea of the document?
  • Why do you think this document was written?
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