Building a Democracy Unit Review | Baamboozle - Baamboozle

English 21 Public

This covers literature from Olaudah Equiano, Phillis Wheatley, Abigail Adams, Langston Hughes, Thomas Jefferson, and Benjamin Franklin.

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What is the complaint with which Abigail Adams begins her "Letter to John Adams?"

Her husband's letters are too short.

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Why does Abigail Adams think Virginia might not be passionate about liberty?

It allows slavery.

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What does Abigail Adams predict will happen if no laws protect women?

Women will incite a revolt of their own.

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In his narrative, Olaudah Equiano stated that the cruelest treatment of all was perhaps

Separating families by auction

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Who was Oloudah Equiano?

An enslaved man who became a prominent figure associated with the campaign to abolish the slave trade.

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How does the list of complaints in The Declaration of Independence help to reinforce Jefferson's argument?

Emphasizing how the King is unfair to the colonists

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What is parallel structure?

Using the same pattern of words to show that two or more ideas have the same level of importance

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Who wrote the Declaration of Independence?

Thomas Jefferson

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Describe the qualities of a person that Ben Franklin would admire.

Answers will vary.

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Phillis Wheatley suggests that religious beliefs are

not dependent upon skin color

not accessible for all people

not required for redemption

not important to her

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What is a theme in "On Being Brought from Africa to America?"

Answers will vary.

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Who is Langston Hughes?

a central figure (author) in the Harlem Renaissance

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Why did Langston Hughes title his poem "Democracy?"

Answers will vary

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What is the central theme in Langston Hughes' poem "Democracy."

Answers will vary.

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What does the metaphor mean in lines 15-18 of Langston Hughes' "Democracy?"

Answers will vary.

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What is another word for "aphorism?"

proverb or truism

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