Read the excerpt from Narrative of the Life of Frederick
Douglass.
What effect does Douglass's use of the adjectives "blighting
and dehumanizing" have on the reader?
My new mistress proved to be all she appeared when I first
met her at the door,--a woman of the kindest heart and finest
feelings. She had never had a slave under her control
previously to myself, and prior to her marriage she had been
dependent upon her own industry for a living. She was by
trade a weaver; and by constant application to her business,
she had been in a good degree preserved from the blighting
and dehumanizing effects of slavery. I was utterly
astonished at her goodness.
They create an image of the quality of the mistress's
weaving.
They emphasize the damage slavery causes to a
slaveholder's character.
They describe the harsh treatment that Douglass
received from his mistress.
They illustrate the mistress's kindness toward Douglass.

Hurry 50pts read the excerpt from justice curtis’s dissenting opinion, then answer the question that follows. slavery, being contrary to natural right, is created only by municipal law. this is not only plain in itself, and agreed by all writers on the subject, but is inferable from the constitution, and has been explicitly declared by this court. the constitution refers to slaves as “persons held to service in one state, under the laws thereof.” . . . . it was certainly understood by the convention which framed the constitution, and has been so understood ever since, that, under the power to regulate commerce, congress could prohibit the importation of slaves; and the exercise of the power was restrained till 1808. a citizen of the united states owns slaves in cuba, and brings them to the united states, where they are set free by the legislation of congress. does this legislation deprive him of his property without due process of law? if so, what becomes of the laws prohibiting the slave trade? if not, how can a similar regulation respecting a territory violate the fifth amendment of the constitution? . . for these reasons, i am of opinion that so much of the several acts of congress as prohibited slavery and involuntary servitude within that part of the territory of wisconsin . . were constitutional and valid laws. –dissenting opinion on dred scott v. sandford, justice benjamin curtis which evidence best supports curtis’s opinion that dred scott should be free because he lived in a free territory? check all that apply. “the constitution refers to slaves as ‘persons held to service in one state’” “the convention which framed the constitution . . has . . the power to regulate commerce.” “a citizen of the united states owns slaves in cuba.” “does this legislation deprive him of his property without due process of law? ” “acts of congress as prohibited slavery and involuntary servitude within that part of the territory of wisconsin . . were constitutional and valid laws.”

According to the riddle of the rosetta stone, what problem did both jean-francois champollion and sylvestre de sacy face in their attempts to decipher the writings on the rosetta stone?

Select all that apply. what adjectives describe monsieur louisel? a: dishonest b: indulgent c: irritable d: ambitious e: kind f: penny-pinching g: loving h: wealthy