Unit 3- Story 3

1. Unit 3- Story 3 Grimké Sisters Grimke Sisters

2. Vocabulary Grimke Sisters

3. rivet • A button • Not interested • Enthrall; listen intently; fascinate • Rude and crude comments Grimke Sisters

4. Grimke Sisters C) Enthrall; listen intently; fascinate

5. reformer • Person who works for a change; developer • Person who changes out paper • Person who is good at speaking • Person who campaigning for a political job Grimke Sisters

6. Grimke Sisters A) Person who works for a change; developer

7. aristocrat • Person who is poor • Person of the upper class; noble, lord • A knight who slays dragons • Regular people who work for a living Grimke Sisters

8. Grimke Sisters B) Person of the upper class; noble, lord

9. epistle • A letter, note, memo • A book, novel • A pamphlet, brochure, guide • A map, atlas, chart Grimke Sisters

10. Grimke Sisters A) A letter, note, memo

11. motley • A diverse group; assorted, varied, mixed • The same, uniformity • Numerous, quantity • Few, minority Grimke Sisters

12. Grimke Sisters A) A diverse group; assorted, varied, mixed

13. Comprehension Grimke Sisters

14. 1) Sarah was … • Quiet • Loud • Out-going • Married Grimke Sisters

15. A) Quiet Grimke Sisters

16. 2) Angelina was… • Quiet • Loud • Out-going • Obnoxious Grimke Sisters

17. C) Out-going Grimke Sisters

18. 3) What was Angelina Grimké like? • She was brave, fearless, and courageous to make speeches about the movement to end slavery and get rights for women • She was loud and obnoxious about wanting changes for the discrimination of women and to end slavery • She was afraid about what people thought about her actions • She daring to speak out about animals’ rights Grimke Sisters

19. A) She was brave, fearless, and courageous to make speeches about the movement to end slavery and get rights for women Grimke Sisters

20. 4) What is Angelina’s purpose in addressing the legislature? • She is practicing her speeches • She wants to persuade others to believe as she does about ending slavery • She is selling cookies • She wants to persuade others to join the movement for ending animal cruelty Grimke Sisters

21. B) She wants to persuade others to believe as she does about ending slavery Grimke Sisters

22. 5) How did the girls take care of the slaves on their plantation? • They helped them escape to the North • They introduced them to Harriet Tubman • They rubbed ointment on whip cuts and secretly taught them to read • They allowed them to eat with them in their plantation house Grimke Sisters

23. C) They rubbed ointment on whip cuts and secretly taught them to read Grimke Sisters

24. 6)Why does Sarah’s father chose her to go with him to the north? • She told him it was her turn to travel with him this time • She is very lonely and he wants to find her a husband • She can take care of him because he is very ill; she knew some remedies to help him • She wanted to become a Quaker Grimke Sisters

25. Grimke Sisters C) She can take care of him because he is very ill

26. 7) Why did Sarah stay in Philadelphia, after her father died? • She was in love • She was impressed with the Quakers way of life, felt that she could make a difference and lead a purposeful life • She love Phillie Cheese-Steak sandwiches • Her father told her not to move back to Charleston because of her ideas Grimke Sisters

27. B) She was impressed with the Quakers way of life, felt that she could make a difference and lead a purposeful life Grimke Sisters

28. 8) How did the girls’ family feel about their leaving? • The family was happy because they knew that they would find good husbands and have a quiet life • The family was happy because they wanted to get rid of their meddling and interference with the ways that the South is run • The family was not happy because they wanted to move up North, too • The family was not happy because the girls knew that the break with their old lives in Charleston could never be healed Grimke Sisters

29. D) The family was not happy because the girls knew that the break with their old lives in Charleston could never be healed Grimke Sisters

30. 9) Why did Angelina write a letter to the liberator? • She wanted to get messages to America about why slavery should stay as it is • She wanted to practice her letter writing • She wanted to get the word out to the public ending slavery in America • She wanted get the attention of the editor, Mr. Garrison Grimke Sisters

31. C) She wanted to get the word out to the public ending slavery in America Grimke Sisters

32. 10) What was the significance of Angelina and Sarah becoming heroines of the antislavery movement? • They were daughters of former slave owners and were standing up against their family and friends because they knew slavery was so wrong • They gave great speeches about ending slavery in America • They ran away from home because they thought slavery was really wrong • They were former slave owners and changed their minds about the rights of slaves Grimke Sisters

33. A) They were daughters of former slave owners and were standing up against their family and friends because they knew slavery was so wrong Grimke Sisters

34. 11) What other cause did the sisters believe in and wanted to change? • The right for all to vote • The right for women to wear shorter shirts • The right for girls to go un-chaperoned • More equal rights for women Grimke Sisters

35. D) More equal rights for women Grimke Sisters

36. 12) Why did the sisters stay out of Charleston? • They didn’t like the city because they wrote unpopular articles about them • They were to be arrested for speaking in public • They were to be arrested and needed to stay out of jail to keep up their work; Charleston was not their home anymore • They didn’t want to see their family because they were really mad at them for speaking out against slavery and women’s rights Grimke Sisters

37. C) They were to be arrested and needed to stay out of jail to keep up their work; Charleston was not their home anymore Grimke Sisters

38. 13) Why did boys throw apples at the Grimké Sisters? • They were angry with the sisters because they were speaking on a Sunday • That was the way people back then got rid of their rotten produce • They did not like the apple pies that they were selling in Pennsylvania Hall • They did not agree with what they had to say about women’s rights Grimke Sisters

39. D) They did not agree with what they had to say about women’s rights Grimke Sisters

40. 14) Why did Theodore Weld, who gave Angelina lessons in public speaking, go with them on trips? • She paid him to give her lessons and this was part of the changes • He was making sure that she spoke correctly while giving her speeches • He was very interested in her ideas, but also was in love with her • He was spying on them because he against the antislavery movement and worked for the people who wanted to stop the Grimké Sisters and others Grimke Sisters

41. C) He was very interested in her ideas, but also was in love with her Grimke Sisters

42. 15) Why did a mob burn the anti-slavery hall? • They did not agree and were very angry with what the antislavery people stood for • They were having a barbeque and it accidently burnt down the Hall • They thought that the movement wanted to have the Hall removed to make a better hall • They wanted to scare the slaves to not agree with the movement and its people Grimke Sisters

43. A) They did not agree and were very angry with what the antislavery people stood for Grimke Sisters

44. 16) Why was it good that the author, Harriet Beecher Stowe, supported the movement? • She told them that their nephews were up North and should help pay for their education • She told them to use items made by non-slaves at their wedding • She wrote a book, Gone With the Wind, that supported the movement to keep slavery in America • She wrote a book, Uncle Tom’s Cabin, that supported the ending of slavery and became the cause of the Civil War Grimke Sisters

45. D) She wrote a book, Uncle Tom’s Cabin, that supported the ending of slavery and became the cause of the Civil War Grimke Sisters

46. 17) How did the Grimké sisters carry out their purpose of reforming American Society? • They donated a lot of money for the cause • They had others give speeches, write articles, books, and letters to influence people to support the cause • They gave speeches (even though it was indecent and shameful), wrote articles, books, and letters to influence people to support the cause • They often met with the Presidents of the United States Grimke Sisters

47. C) They gave speeches (even though it was indecent and shameful), wrote articles, books, and letters to influence people to support the cause Grimke Sisters

48. 18) The sisters lived long enough to see… • The Civil War • The end of slavery • The right for women to vote • The Prohibition Movement Grimke Sisters

49. C) The right for women to vote Grimke Sisters

50. 19) What did the Sisters learn? A) Throwing apples at people will get results B) Challenging each other to give speeches is a good way to stay out of trouble C) It’s fun to meet famous people D) To make changes: they need to work together, to be non-violent when others are, to be calm, and stay strong in your beliefs Grimke Sisters