Poetry and American History

<p>600,000 to 700,000</p> Signup and view all the answers

<p>Frederick Douglass</p> Signup and view all the answers

<p>Organic poetry = Poems following fixed conventions like meter or rhyme scheme Meter = Organization of parts in poetry for rhythm and rhyme Rhyme scheme = Primary organizational principle in poetry that lacks regular meter and rhyme Rhythm = Primary economic activity in the North</p> Signup and view all the answers

<p>Primary economic activity = The South's economy Key economic sector = The North Basis of the economy = The South Economic activity = The North's economy</p> Signup and view all the answers

<p>Bloody battle = Event marking the harsh reality of the Civil War Lincoln's order = Celebrated figure for his advocacy against slavery Event in 1865 = Celebrated figure for his advocacy against slavery Civil War = Approximate death toll of the war</p> Signup and view all the answers

<p>Belief in states controlling their own affairs = One reason Southerners opposed interference with slavery Southern opposition = Another reason for Southerners to oppose anti-slavery measures Anti-slavery measures = Belief in states controlling their own affairs Slavery = One reason for Southerners to oppose anti-slavery measures</p> Signup and view all the answers

<p>Celebrated figure = Advocated against slavery and issued an order to free slaves Lincoln = Celebrated figure for his advocacy against slavery and issued an order to free slaves Abolitionist = Celebrated figure for his advocacy against slavery and issued an order to free slaves President = Celebrated figure for his advocacy against slavery and issued an order to free slaves</p> Signup and view all the answers