Think about the first eight lines and the tone of the rest of the poem. Based on the poem, how do you think William Blake felt about child labor in London during the Industrial Revolution? Use at least three pieces of evidence from the poem to support your response. Your answer should be three to four sentences long. The Chimney-Sweeper

In this poem, William Blake describes the life and the great suffering of poor children. During this time period, children often had to work in order to survive. This was the case with poor children and orphans. It was a sad and very difficult existence.

In the poem, Blake reflects on such a life by showing how tragic and difficult it could be. It is clear that Blake feels sorry for these children, and that he believes this to be a life of suffering and sorrow. He talks about the pain of being an orphan when he says "When my mother died I was very young,/And my father sold me while yet my tongue/Could scarcely cry " 'weep! 'weep! 'weep! 'weep!"" Blake also highlights the innocence of children who face this type of life when he says "There's little Tom Dacre, who cried when his head/That curled like a lamb's back, was shaved, so I said,/"Hush, Tom! never mind it, for when your head's bare,/You know that the soot cannot spoil your white hair."" Finally, Blake describes the very difficult conditions that the children faced, which add to the tragic tone of the poem ("So your chimneys I sweep & in soot I sleep.").

"the royal proclamation of 1763"

regarding the law, the 15th amendment was specifically designed thinking in the rights of black free men.

even though ratified on february 3, 1870, the promise of the 15th amendment would not be fully applied for a long time.poll taxes and literacy tests would allow southern states disenfranchise african americans. only in 1965 the voting rights for african americans would be actually able to vote in the south.

in 1965, president johnson signed the voting rights act, which aimed to overcome legal barriers that prevented african americans from voting as it was guaranteed by the 15th amendment to the u.s. constitution.