Which group of words helps you determine the meaning of retrospect

How did thomas paine's pamphlet common sense convince reluctant americans to abandon the goal of reconciliation with britain and accept that separation from britain — independence — was the only option for preserving their liberty?

What parallelism is used in the following verse? day unto day uttereth speech, and night unto night sheweth knowledge. caesura cinquain synthetic synonymous contrasting

Which best describes the characteristics of lynchings in the south from 1880 to 1910? a. the number of lynchings in the south increased b. the number of lynchings in the south decreased. c. the number of lynchings in the south stayed the same. od. the number of lynchings in the south equaled the number in the north