February 23rd Exit Ticket

When was this image and poem created?

• 1609

• 1492

• 1861

• 1837

What movement is this image and poem likely associated with?

• Abolitionist

• Temperance

• Transcendentalism

What is the purpose of this poem?

• To encourage people to forget the emotions of enslaved peoples

• To incite a slave revolution and cause war

• To encourage Northerners to go to war with the South

• To urge slaveowners and slaves to "break their chains" and join the rest of American society in freedom

How does the author feel towards slavery?

• He believes it is a waste of human life

• He thinks it is fair and just

• He believes that though slavery is evil it is necessary for the American economy

How does this picture and poem represent one of the main causes of the Civil War (What does it represent)? Why would this "cause" lead to Civil War?

Answer in two complete sentences!