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Slavery Petition Assignment

Slavery Petition Assignment

Q 1) Who is the Petitioner(s)? 2) Can you identify at least two or more themes related to the enlightenment and European slavery in the Petitions? 3) What is their principal argument or arguments? 4. Describe the historical time period of the petition. What was going on in the colonies or the nation during the time period? 5. Gender: What is your best guess as to why the men are bringing these petitions? What about Black women's voices?

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A) Belinda’s Petition 1) Who is the Petitioner(s)? The Petitioner here is Belinda Sutton who is also known as Belinda Royall. She was taken in as a slave by the Royall family belonging to Massachusetts. 2) Can you identify at least two or more themes related to the enlightenment and European slavery in the Petitions? Yes, themes related to the enlightenment and European slavery are the way individual was given the attention and focus. It is the very feature of enlightenment that people especially women will speak up for themselves. The text of the petition also is also expressive in nature as Belinda talk about childhood and how the system of European Slavery took away her family, her childhood and her friends. The persistency which Belinda showed is another remarkable example of enlightenment. The consistent missed payments is an important example of the attitude towards slaves during the European.