Question

the following advertisements for runaway servants were published in a newspaper called the virginia gazette. read the advertisements. then complete the text below.

september 24, 1736
ran away, on saturday the 14th of august last from the owners plantation, in middlesex county, a convict servant man, named thomas rennolds, by trade a shoemaker; he is of a small stature, smooth - faced, and about twenty years of age. he took with him several shoemakers tools,...and, tis supposed, he also took with him a small brown horse.

january 11, 1737
on sunday last, ran away...a servant man, named thomas cellars....he is a small man, of about five feet two inches high; his left eye quite out, by a blow from a horse;...an englishman by birth, plays very well on the violin, or fiddle....whoever will bring the said runaway to me, shall be...rewarded.

complete the text.

the advertisements suggest that servants sometimes knew ____________. the advertisements also show that employers __________ when their servants ran away. overall, these details suggest that employers valued their servants.

their employers well... were inspired
how to farm... did not care
special skills or trades... offered rewards
how to play instruments... were excited

Explanation:

The first blank: Thomas Rennolds was a shoemaker (a trade) and Thomas Cellars played the violin well (a skill), so servants knew special skills/trades.
The second blank: The 1737 ad mentions a reward for returning the servant, so employers offered rewards.

Answer:

special skills or trades... offered rewards