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As you have seen in the video and the readings, Venture Smith showed great physical strength, courage, and intelligence while working his way out of slavery. Think about what you have learned about his experiences in slavery and how the slave system worked in New England. In this activity, you will learn about Venture's life as a free man.

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From Slavery to Freedom in Colonial Times

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Then, before moving on to the final assignment, you may want to watch this lesson's video again or reread Venture Smith Goes from Slavery to Freedom.

Keyboard Shortcut	Action
Space	Pause/Play video playback
Enter	Pause/Play video playback
m	Mute/Unmute video volume
Up and Down arrows	Increase and decrease volume by 10%
Right and Left arrows	Seek forward or backward by 5 seconds
0-9	Fast seek to x% of the video.
f	Enter or exit fullscreen. (Note: To exit fullscreen in flash press the Esc key.
c	Press c to toggle captions on or off

The Life of Venture Smith