Comprehension Check Complete the following items after you finish your first read:
1. What kind of "easy and delightful" speech does Douglass wish he could present?
2. What is the "mournful wail" that gives Douglass the topic for his speech?
3. According to Douglass, how do laws in the South prove that slaves are human beings?
4. At the end of this excerpt, what encouraging signs does Douglass find?
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What similarity can be drawn between state and national governments?

Hich answer supports the statement, "the state constitution is more detailed than the u.s. constitution"? a) the u.s. constitution was created after state constitutions had been established. b) the u.s. constitution only exists because the state constitutions allowed it to be created. c) the articles in the state constitution do not deal with amendments like the u.s. constitution does. d) the articles in the state constitution deal with more specific issues than does the u.s. constitution.

2) explain how agricultural and textile factories impacted the economic development of south carolina.