Choose the correct literary era for the following excerpt from the marrow of tradition, a novel by Charles W. Chestnutt.
Not wishing to be considered as a prophet of evil omen, Jane kept her own counsel in regard to this significant discovery. But later, after the child was several days old, she filled a small vial with water in which the infant had been washed, and took it to a certain wise old black woman, who lived on the farther edge of the town and was well known to be versed in witchcraft and conjuration
Answer:
Romanticism
Explanation:
Romanticism is a movement that was made popular in the 18th century in arts and literature that placed emphasis on creativity, subjectivity, and individuality.
Therefore, the correct literary era for the excerpt from The Marrow of Tradition, a novel by Charles W. Chestnutt is Romanticism as it features Jane and the actions she took considering the little infant as she took her to a spiritualist.
Answer:7) b 8) a 9) b 10) c
Explanation:
Answer: The second sentence. “Decadince” should be “decadence.”
The triangle trade, also called Western or Atlantic slave trafficking, was a slave trade conducted between Europe, Africa and the Americas between the XVIe and XIX centuries. Its aim was to provide black slaves to colonies of the New World (America), to supply Europe with products from these settlements and to sell in Africa,European and American products. This was, for the European ships, to bring to the Atlantic coasts of Africa different goods of European origin, objects of little value, guns, weapons... highly appreciated by Africans. Goods were exchanged for black African prisoners, who were then forced to go to Americas. Here men, women, children... were sold as slaves to work in the cotton or sugar cane fields.The ships then returned to Europe with American coffee, sugar, cotton, rum which were resold. This trade lasted from the XVIe century until the early XIXe century. They say it was triangular because, on a map, it was represented by arrows connecting Europe, Africa and America which draw a triangle.
It is true that Dr. Samuel Johnson compiled the first dictionary by using the historical method of research.
