Question

"The Selling of Joseph" was written in the 1700s. Which sentence best states the historical significance of this article?

A) This pamphlet impartially outlined the arguments for and against slavery and equipped citizens with the knowledge they needed to make their own judgments as to the validity of slavery.
B) This pamphlet calmly disputed the claims that had been made in favor of slavery and provided ordinary citizens and abolitionists with arguments explaining why slavery was wrong.
C) This pamphlet clearly addressed the issue of whether slavery was useful and helped the landowning class to decide whether owning slaves would strengthen or weaken the unity of the colonies.
D) This pamphlet provided a solid response to proponents of slave ownership in the colonies and would have a broad impact on the moral conscience of colonial- society and identified what that impact would be.

Answer 1

i read this story before and the answer is b

Answer 2

The sentence that best states the historical significance of "The Selling of Joseph" is: B) This pamphlet calmly disputed the claims that had been made in favor of slavery and provided ordinary citizens and abolitionists with arguments explaining why slavery was wrong.

"The Selling of Joseph" was the first anti-slavery tract published in New England. In it, Sewall condems slavery and refutes many of the era's typical justifications for slavery, warning people of the dire punishment awaiting to those who buy slaves.