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"When I was 16 years of age, we heard a Strange Rumor among the English, that there were Extraordinary Ministers preaching from Place to Place and Strange Concern among the White People. This was in the Spring of the Year. ... After I was awakened & converted, I went to all the meetings, I could come at; & Continued under Trouble of Mind about 6 months; at which time I began to Learn the English letters; got me a Primer, and used to go to my English Neighbours frequently for Assistant in reading..."?
Correct answer: A. Samson Occcum
- A. Samson Occcum
- B. John Winthrop
- C. Benjamin Franklin
- D. Mayflower Compact
Explanation
The passage is from Samson Occom's autobiographical writing, describing his religious conversion and early efforts to learn English reading. The other options are not authors of this first-person account.
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