3. Why were the Acadians expelled from Nova Scotia?
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1. Longfellow suffered tragedy throughout his life. How did his wives die?
2. In his poem, "A Psalm of life," what does he tell his listeners to do ultimately?
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4. In "The Slave Singng at Midnight," Longfellow compares the slave situation to whom?
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He lost his first wife after a miscarrage
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He lost his seconde wife in a house fire
Because they refuse to sign an oath of allegiance to britain
He compares is too the israelites escaping from slavery
5. "The Jewish Cemetery at Newport" recounts what these people faced during their lifetime.
What?
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They faced immense persecurtion
ALways be prepared for the surprises and curve balls of life = death could strike at any
time and strife or trouble
