Questions

1. The second paragraph concludes, “Population approached 10,000, of which nearly 9,000 were slaves imported from West Africa to work in the fields.” Consider the diction in that sentence. What is the effect of the word imported? What is the effect of calling those 9,000 people slaves rather than “people who had been enslaved”?

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   Chapter 13 - 8. Christiansted: Official Map and Guide - Questions: The second paragraph concludes, “Population approached 10,000, of which nearly 9,000 were slaves imported from West Africa to work in the fields.” Consider the diction in that sentence. What is the effect of the word imported? What is the effect of calling those 9,000 people slaves rather than “people who had been enslaved”?
2. Paragraph 3 describes St. Croix as a “Danish island with a French name.” Find out more about St. Croix, noting its distance from France and Denmark. What was it about this island that attracted the interest of the French and the Danes?

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   Chapter 13 - 8. Christiansted: Official Map and Guide - Questions: Paragraph 3 describes St. Croix as a “Danish island with a French name.” Find out more about St. Croix, noting its distance from France and Denmark. What was it about this island that attracted the interest of the French and the Danes?
3. Look carefully at the portrait of Christiansted by the Danish artist Theodore C. Sabroe. What is the effect of the painting’s pastoral and idyllic images?

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   Chapter 13 - 8. Christiansted: Official Map and Guide - Questions: Look carefully at the portrait of Christiansted by the Danish artist Theodore C. Sabroe. What is the effect of the painting’s pastoral and idyllic images?
4. Are there unintended ironies in the brochure? Identify any that you can find. What does the text reveal about the attitude and purpose of the government department that generated the brochure?

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   Chapter 13 - 8. Christiansted: Official Map and Guide - Questions: Are there unintended ironies in the brochure? Identify any that you can find. What does the text reveal about the attitude and purpose of the government department that generated the brochure?