Question

Sojourner Truth
by Joanna Evans
Use the passage to answer the question.

The play is set in New England in 1866. Why is this important to the structure of the play?

(1 point)
Responses

The Civil War was raging 1866, and New England was a safer place than the South for women to speak about ending slavery and gaining voting rights for all.
The Civil War was raging 1866, and New England was a safer place than the South for women to speak about ending slavery and gaining voting rights for all.

The Civil War had just ended, and the North was a safer place than the South for women who were fighting for voting rights for all.
The Civil War had just ended, and the North was a safer place than the South for women who were fighting for voting rights for all.

The 15th amendment was passed in 1866 in New England, giving women the right to vote.
The 15th amendment was passed in 1866 in New England, giving women the right to vote.

The 19th amendment was ratified in 1866 in Seneca Falls, New York, making it an important place in the fight for women’s suffrage.
The 19th amendment was ratified in 1866 in Seneca Falls, New York, making it an important place in the fight for women’s suffrage.

Answer 1

The Civil War had just ended, and the North was a safer place than the South for women who were fighting for voting rights for all.

(1866 is during Reconstruction—closer to the North, like New England, where activists could speak more freely than in the postwar South.)