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26 Cards in this Set
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Founding of Jamestown
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1607/ Smith
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Fouding of Playmouth Plantation
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1620/ Bradford
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Bradstreet, Tenth Muse, London
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1650
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Bryd's Dividing Line, Edward Taylor dies
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1729
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Great Awakening
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1735-1742
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Declaration of Independence Signed
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1776
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Equiano's narrative published
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1789
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Emerson birth & death
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1803-1882
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Hawthorne birth & death
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1804-1864
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Henry Ware appointed Hollis Professor of Divinity at Harvard
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1805
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Longfellow birth & death
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1807-1882
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Thoreau birth & death
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1817-1862
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Melville birth & death
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1819-1891
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American Unitarian Assoc. formed
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1825
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Nature published
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1836
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Hawthorne publishes Twice Told Tales; Emerson give The American Scholar address to the Phi Beta Kappa society at Harvard
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1837
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Scarlet Letter published
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1850
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Moby Dick published
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1851
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Walden published
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1854
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War Between the States
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1861-1865
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Who was the greatest early American poet?
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Edward Taylor
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Who was the first American to have a book of poetry published?
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Anne Bradstreet
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Who was America's first notable novelist?
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Cooper
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Who was the first American to be famous strictly for his literary output?
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Irving
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Who was America's first poet of recognized quality?
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Bryant
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Who was the most famous American poet during the 19th century?
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Longfellow
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