While looking at the sky one night, Brooke saw a streak of light like the one below. Brooke’s father told her that the light was produced by a small chunk of rock passing through Earth’s atmosphere. A.
asteroid

B.
comet

C.
meteor

D.
meteorite

Slaves were let free.

Explanation:

The proclamation delcared "that all persons held as slaves are, and henceforward shall be free."

Unrelated Fun Fact:

Londoners in the 1600s were advised to keep "fart jars"—consisting of trapped fart odors—on hand to combat bubonic plague. The idea was that the potent smell would somehow purify the air.