Question

In at least 100 words, identify the most powerful aspects of Gates's "Mister Jefferson and the Trials of Phillis Wheatley." Use details from the passage to support your answer.

Answer 1

Benjamin Franklin''s argument was explaining the difference in lifestyles of the Indians and the Americans. Why should they be called savages just because their lifestyle is different than ours. The Indians have no police or anyone to rule the disobedience of their community nor anyone to punish them. The Indian men are the backbone of their culture, Franklin said.

The trials of Phillis Wheatley, In 1773, slave Phillis Wheatley literally wrote her way to freedom. The very first person of African descent to publish a book of poems in English, she was emancipated by her owners in recognition of her literary achievement.