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47 Cards in this Set
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What things are important to remember about Native American culture and literature?
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oral tradition, based on nature, creation myths
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Pilgrims and Puritans and interaction with church?
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Puritans-change within Church
Pilgrims- broke away from church |
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Name the colony each group established
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Puritan- Massachusetts Bay colony
Pilgrims-Plymouth Plantation |
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Differences between south and north??
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North- more religious, hard workers
South- Anglican, more leisure time |
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Slave narratives style was so unique. Why?
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first hand account, helped end slavery
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What group of states relied on slaves the most?
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south
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What is the Native American tale we read?
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When Grizzlies walked upright
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this native american tale was what type of myth?
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creation myth
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how did native americans pass down these stories?
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word of mouth
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what slave narrative did we read?
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Oladuah Equiano
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Why was Oladuah Equiano's life interesting?
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son of a king, beaten, became a sailor, bought his way out of slavery, found Sierra Leone
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What was Oladuah's attitude?
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optimistic
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describe some of the horrific details Oladuah faced.
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terrible sanitary conditions, beatings, torture
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Which explorer narrative did we read?
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Christopher Columbus
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Why did Columbus write the journal?
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so the King and Queen would know he was doing well. (they were funding him)
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What did Columbus discover?
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islands in Caribbean
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What was Columbus trying to find?
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trade route to India
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Does Columbus deserve the credit he gets?
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Yes for discovering America, but not for U.S.
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Name Bradford's narrative
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Of Plymouth Plantation
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Name the two Puritan poets we examined
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Edward Taylor and William Bradstreet
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Compare and Contrast bradstreet and taylor
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bradstreet=passion and joy
taylor=God, never published |
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What are aphorisms?
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short wise sayings writing in simple language that teach a lesson
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What was Franklin's personal goal? Did he acheive this?
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moral perfection
No he did not acheive it |
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Who was the intended audience of the Declaration?
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King George
British and American Government citizens |
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Describe tone of Declaration
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serious and straightforward
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Describe Jefferson's view on slavery
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personally against slavery but kept slaves
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Thomas Paine wrote what?
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"The Crisis"
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What was the "Crisis?"
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a rallying cry to American soldiers
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Describe Paine's tone
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enthusiastic but sharp
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Wheately wrote two poems. What were they?
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A hymn to the Evening and In his Excellence; General Washington
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Patrick Henry wrote a speech. What was it called?
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"Speech in the Virginia Convention"
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describe tone of Henry's speech
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rational, yet emotional
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Why were some of Henry's views considered controversial?
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went against popular belief
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What large purchase in 1803 allowed the U.S. to expand rapidly?
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Louisiana Purchase
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who fought whom in the war of 1812?
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Us. vs. Britain
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What is Romanticism focusing on?
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imagination
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Fireside poets were from where?
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New England
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Washington Irving wrote what?
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The Devil and Tom Walker
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Longfellow wrote?
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A Psalm of Life
The Tied Rises, The tide falls |
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Bryant wrote
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Thanatopsis
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Holmes wrote?
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Old Ironsides
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Lowell wrote?
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The First Snowfall
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Whittier wrote?
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Snowbound
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Hawthorne wrote?
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Minister's black veil
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Melville wrote?
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Moby Dick
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Emerson wrote?
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Nature
Self Reliance |
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Thoreau wrote
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Walden
Civil Disobedience |
