English III 127 General Review Flashcards
The literary period covered in this PACE is called the ___.
Period of National Struggle
The most devastating event of this period was the ___.
War Between the States
___ was the issue that severed the nation.
Slavery
___ is Mr. Whittier’s poem of praise over the abolition of slavery.
“Laus Deo!”
___ is another name for the War Between the States.
Civil War
What are the two positive results of the War Between the States?
- It settled the issue of slavery.
- The Union was not severed.
Confederate president
Jefferson Davis
abolitionist
opposed to slavery
16th U.S. President
Abraham Lincoln
Mr. Whittier’s greatest work
“Snow-Bound”
freed the slaves
Emancipation Proclamation
legal end to slavery
13th Amendment
“Snow-Bound”
narrative poem
Walt Whitman
“Beat! Beat! Drums!”
Robert E. Lee
“Resignation from the U.S. Army”
Harriet Beecher Stowe
Uncle Tom’s Cabin
John Greenleaf Whittier
“Snow-Bound” and “Laus Deo!”
The literary bomb that exploded in 1852 was ___.
Uncle Tom’s Cabin
Mr. Whitman’s greatest literary work was ___.
Leaves of Grass
General Lee was more loyal to ___ than to the ___.
his state of Virginia; Union
The underground ___ helped ___ escape slavery.
railroad; slaves
___ was more individualistic in his poetry than most during this period.
Walt Whitman
According to the poem “Beat! Beat! Drums!,” war affects four areas of life. List them.
- religion
- family
- work
- education
An essay can be looked at as an expanded ___.
paragraph
