Topic: Daniel Payne
Why would someone, specifically an enslaver, want to make the teaching and learning of reading and writing by Black people illegal? Who would benefit? How? Explain your thoughts. Use at least one detail from Finding Wilberforce to support your explanation.

Topic: Thomas Clarkson
William is offered the gift of Mr. Gore's collection to be a keeper of history. However, he takes a moment to consider whether or not he should accept this tremendous gift. Why would he do that? Explain. 

Topic: Frederick Douglass
What were the risks to young Frederick had he been caught learning to read and write? What were the risks to those who taught him? Was it worth the risks to do it anyway? Explain your thoughts. 

Topic: Harriet Beecher Stowe
Harriet Beecher Stowe had to write a follow-up key to Uncle Tom's Cabin because people did not believe what she wrote about was based on real stories. Why do you think they did not believe her? Explain your thoughts. 

Topic: Mary Bowser
William loved Mary, and he really wanted to go with her to The Civil War. Why didn't he go? Using all you have learned about William and history, write an explanation of your thoughts on this pivotal choice.