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Monticello is a plantation near Charlottesville, VA owned by Tomas Jefferson

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Monticello is a plantation near Charlottesville, VA owned by Tomas Jefferson

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Thomas Jefferson, Sally Hermings and her children were real people

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Thomas Jefferson, Sally Hermings and her children were real people

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Slavery existed in the U.S.  before 1863

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Slavery existed in the U.S.  before 1863

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Tomas Jefferson was the 3rd president of the United States.

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Tomas Jefferson was the 3rd president of the United States.

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Beverly is 7, his mother and siblings are slaves on Thomas Jefferson plantation, Monticello in 1805. Bored, Beverly goes to the big house and into TJ's room even though he knows not to go in. Beverly is given a violin by Thomas Jefferson but doesn't let the president know that he is aware that TJ is his father.

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Sally tells Beverly not to tell anyone that TJ is his father. He plays the violin from his cabin for his father in the big house to hear.

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Some slave cabins are close to the big house. The

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Went to his father's room even though told not to "When Master Jefferson was home, he kept the door locked" (p.8)

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James Hubbard, a nailboy, runs away from Monticello. He had bribed an overseer's son to forge a pass but he got caught.  Beverly asks his mother why they are slaves and she explains that it's " Other people ---- people who make laws and put other people into slavery and work to keep them there." (p. 35)

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Tells Sally that he will free there children one day (p. 35)
He gave a violin to Beverly
Didn't scold Beverly for touching his things. P. (10)

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He put kids in slavery
Only gave privileges to his children but not other slaves
He ordered the whipping of James Hubbard. (p. 41)

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she can speak FRench

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James returns to Monticello in chains and is whipped in front of Beverly and all the other slaves. Beverly refuses to believe that is father could have ordered the whipping.

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likes big words p.55

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Sally explains how Beverly and Harriet's great grandmother was kidnapped from Africa and sold into slavery in Virginia. She had a child with an English Sea Captain who became Beverly's grandmother. We learn that when Sally was in France she was a paid worker and that she could have stayed but she returned to the U.S. to be with her family and also expecting a baby.

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Guests come to Monticello and Miss Martha needs to buy more food, so the slaves bring her their extra food and she gave them a little money.

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transgression - what you did that you are being punished for

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transgression - what you did that you are being punished for

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Joe Fossett runs away to see his wife Edith in Washington and comes back to Monticello without being punished.

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The law said that if you have 7 out of 8 grand-grandparents who are white, then legally you would be counted as white.

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Joe Fossett becomes head blacksmith at Monticello

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Joe Fossett becomes head blacksmith at Monticello

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Sally tells Beverly and Harriet that they will be free someday. Sally is expecting another child!

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Likes to be fancy. TJ's white grand daughters (p.80) 

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Likes to be fancy. TJ's white grand daughters (p.80) 

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Ex. Joe wife Edith is in Washington and hes in Monticello

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Beverly starts to work with Uncle Jhon doing carpentry  (woodworking). Uncle Jhon tries to teach Beverly to love his brother.

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Sally tells her she will free and a lady (P.74-75)

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Sally tells her she will free and a lady (P.74-75)

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Miss Martha hated her job and hated Beverly

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he likes to read

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Maddy and James Fossett are friends but Maddy gets excused from field work because he is TJ's son and the overseer knows it.

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feels bad that hes treated diff then James 

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feels bad that hes treated diff then James 

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Miss Ellen is teaching Maddy to read even though she knows not to.

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Maddy an James caught a mocking bird for TJ's. TJ's pays them and Maddy is sad because he wanted it to be a gift. Then, Maddy and James get into fight.

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Eston joins Maddy and Beverly to get violin and starts t play better the Maddy

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Gave Maddy and James money for giving him the mocking bird

let strangers eat at his house for free

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He whipped James again. Then he gets banned far away from his family. (p.154)

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Miss Ellen cant teach Maddy anymore or she'll get into trouble.

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A landau, Septimia and a Funny Sort of Sweet potato

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A landau, Septimia and a Funny Sort of Sweet potato

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Miss Martha has another baby, except, THIS BABY IS UGLY, AND HAS THE WORST NAME EVER! MAKES ME WANNA BARF!

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Jefferson was running out of money. Miss Cornelia wants Harriet to be her personal maid but Miss Martha says no. Eston takes violin lessons now.

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Best friend to Maddy. At first he was angry that Maddy was treated differently but but later he felt bad because he doesn't think Maddy is gonna pass.

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She's annoying, has a lot children(7)
sad doesn't like her husband.

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It was give out of time and Maddy got his first pair of shoes. He thinks it isn't fair that the field hands have a less good quality of clothes.

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Jefferson had to sell his books to the Library of Congress for 20 000$. Miss Edith gives birth to a boy. James is very happy.

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talkative

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James was so happy about the baby James. Maddy learned that Miss Cornelia gave Uncle Jhon a dictionary. Maddy tried to read the Declaration of Independencki

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One morning, Mr. Bacon comes in and every one got out of his way, and then James got sold. Miss Edith was VERY mad at TJ because he was only 11 and the policy was that he could only sell people at the age of 12.

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Maddy learns to live without James. James comes to visit and he looked very skinny.

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Maddy and Beverly and Uncle Jhon drive to Poplar Forest, another farm owned by TJ. Maddy thinks being on the road fells like freedom but Beverly tells him that its better. That place is more quiet and peaceful than Monticello. Maddy cuts his hand and TJ calls the doctor and makes Maddy fell like he's his true father.

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TJ get sick, Mister Jeff gets stabbed. Sally tell her children not to let anyone mistreat them.

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Beverly turns 21 and leaves but comes back because he feels he needs to have a story to answer questions about his background. He is also lonely and misses his family. Harriet makes up a story about their background to tell people. A hailstorm destroys many windows in Poplar Forest Burwell gets very sick while there. TJ suffers from rheumatism and discovers that he owes 20,000$ on loan, which he signed for a friend.

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Beverly leaves Monticello for good. The chapter is told from the perspective of Peter Fossett ( aged 7) who thinks of himself as a lucky boy.

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Harriet leaves Monticello dressed in a straw hat and hooped skirt, just as Miss Martha's girls would wear.

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Harriet leaves Monticello dressed in a straw hat and hooped skirt, just as Miss Martha's girls would wear.

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Peter Fossett feels worried because he doesn't know what will happen to him if TJ dies.

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Marquis comes to the U.S. and visits Monticello. Maddy shows Peter why TJ and Marquis. Maddy reads the first part of the Declaration of Independence. James gets married to Mary

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He is very old so he falls a lot and hurts himself

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100 hundred dollars back would be a bunch of money but now in are days its not that much...

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100 hundred dollars back would be a bunch of money but now in are days its not that much...

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TJ died July 4th 1826, 50 years after signing the Declaration of Independence. John Adams also died that day

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Peter overhears Miss Martha talking about spelling " extra" people from Monticello.

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TJ dies on July 4th 1826. Peter thinks himself as a slave for the first time.

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TJ dies on July 4th 1826. Peter thinks himself as a slave for the first time.

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Chapter 40 and 41
Maddy gives Peter his old Primer and slaves are auctioned from Monticello. Joe Fossett is able to buy his wife and two children but the other children are sold.

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WRote the Dec. of Inde.