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Use the following paragraph to answer the question.
The famous social reformer Frederick Douglass was born in 1818 in Tuckahoe, Maryland. He was mostly raised by his grandmother. Douglass was born a slave and remained so until 1838, when he escaped slavery by borrowing the papers of a freed slave and moved to New York. Just a few years before, in 1836, he was hired out and worked in a shipyard in Baltimore. He joined the East Baltimore Improvement Society there in 1837.
Which is the best timeline entry based on the information above?
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Social reform begins in the 1800's
Social reform begins in the 1800's
1837 Douglass joined the East Baltimore Improvement Society
1837 Douglass joined the East Baltimore Improvement Society
Douglass escapes slavery and moves to New York in 1839
Douglass escapes slavery and moves to New York in 1839
1838 Frederick Douglass dies
1838 Frederick Douglass dies
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1838 Douglass escapes slavery and moves to New York
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Use the following paragraph to answer the question.
The famous social reformer Frederick Douglass was born in 1818 in Tuckahoe, Maryland. He was mostly raised by his grandmother. Douglass was born a slave and remained so until 1838, when he escaped slavery by borrowing the papers of a freed slave and moved to New York. Just a few years before, in 1836, he was hired out and worked in a shipyard in Baltimore. He joined the East Baltimore Improvement Society there in 1837.
Which of the following entries would come last in a timeline created from the information provided in the paragraph above?
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1818 Douglass is born in Tuckahoe, Maryland
1818 Douglass is born in Tuckahoe, Maryland
1837 Douglass joins the East Baltimore Improvement Society
1837 Douglass joins the East Baltimore Improvement Society
1836 Douglass is hired out to work in a shipyard in Baltimore
1836 Douglass is hired out to work in a shipyard in Baltimore
1838 Douglass escapes slavery and moves to New York
1838 Douglass escapes slavery and moves to New York
1838 Douglass escapes slavery and moves to New York
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Multiple Choice
Use the following paragraph to answer the question.
The famous social reformer Frederick Douglass was born in 1818 in Tuckahoe, Maryland. He was mostly raised by his grandmother. Douglass was born a slave and remained so until 1838, when he escaped slavery by borrowing the papers of a freed slave and moved to New York. Just a few years before, in 1836, he was hired out and worked in a shipyard in Baltimore. He joined the East Baltimore Improvement Society there in 1837.
Which is the best timeline entry based on the information above?
(1 point)
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Social reform begins in the 1800's
Social reform begins in the 1800's
1837 Douglass joined the East Baltimore Improvement Society
1837 Douglass joined the East Baltimore Improvement Society
Douglass escapes slavery and moves to New York in 1839
Douglass escapes slavery and moves to New York in 1839
1838 Frederick Douglass dies
1838 Frederick Douglass dies
1838 Douglass escapes slavery and moves to New York
what is the true answer for number one
The true answer for number one would be:
1838 Douglass escapes slavery and moves to New York
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I apologize for the previous incorrect responses. The correct answer for number one is:
1838 Douglass escapes slavery and moves to New York