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15 Cards in this Set
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What three words explain our lack of "traditional" literature during the Early American Period?
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Arrive
Survive Establish |
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List the seven types of early American literature.
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letters diaries
journals sermons historical accounts documents some poetry |
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From what historical account do we derive Thanksgiving?
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Of Plymouth Plantation
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What Puritan minister delivered the sermon "Sinners in the Hands of an Angry God"?
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Jonathan Edwards
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What was the first document of self-rule in American history?
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The Mayflower Compact
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Classicism is defined by what three key words?
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Clarity
Form Order |
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Classicism was a product of what European movement?
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The Enlightenment, also called the Age of Reason
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Who has been called "The First American"?
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Benjamin Franklin
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In what pamplet did Thomas Paine logically call for American independence?
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Common Sense
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How is the influence of Classicism evident in the Declaration of Independence?
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The Declaration is a clear, logical list of reasons why the colonies are angry with King George.
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List the four characteristics of Romanticism
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Love of nature
Interest in the past Interest in the unexplained Emphasis on the individual |
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Who is the Father of the American Short Story?
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Washington Irving
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From what source did Irving derive many of his stories?
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German folk tales
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Who defined the short story as a genre?
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Edgar Allan Poe
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Who is the Father of American Poetry?
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William Cullen Bryant
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