Civil War Lit

To take away; diminish

Who wrote the “Gettysburg Address”

Who wrote “A Mystery of Heroism”

An account of a person's life written by that person.

An idealistic system of thought believing in the natural goodness of humanity

In “Civil Disobedience” why does the author end up in jail?

Set apart as holy

Which story had a slave escape from slavery?

Who asks for a drink of water on Collin’s way back from the well in “A Mystery of Heroism?”

Who wrote “Life of Frederick Douglass”

A spoken or written account of connected events; a story.

Who wrote “Civil Disobedience”

Who wrote “The Assassination of Abraham Lincoln”

Occurring or existing before a particular war, especially the American Civil War.

Ordinary life is portrayed accurately

What was the author protesting against in “Civil Disobedience?”

Protesting peacefully

The first slave narrative to become an international best-seller was by

Who wrote “Life of Olaudah Equiano”

A movement away from the Age of Reason and toward the individual as a creative being.

To defend a moral cause, knowing there is a personal risk, done without expectation of reward

Who is the narrator of "Oh Captain, My Captain?"

When was the start of the Civil War?

“…of the people, by the people, for the people” is an example of

The sea journey undertaken by slave ships from West Africa to the West Indies.

Who wrote “Oh Captain, My Captain”

To declare sacred

Who wrote 12 Years a Slave

Which story had a slave buying his own freedom?

A characteristic of the Romantic period is the language is not as ______ than previous periods.

To make a firm decision