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1500
The World on the Turtles Back
Native American origin story, passed down orally, probably told long before the 1600's, but there is no date for when it began. -
Period: 1500 to
Early American Literature (1500-1800)
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"A Brief and True Report of the New Found Land of Virginia" by Thomas Harriot
One of the most influential piece, it talked about the natural resources, the colonies chance of success, and Native Americans. -
James Town is founded.
First permanent colony, more began to spread towards the Atlantic Coast. -
"Upon the Burning of Our House" by Anne Bradstreet
She is one of the first well known American authors and stood out from other Puritan women because she was able to express herself. (Most Puritan women were not allowed to express themselves) -
"The Crucible" by Arthur Miller
A play influenced by the Salem Witch trails. It was published in 1953. -
The Salem Witch Trials begin
A group of girls begin to accuse other people of being witches causing mass hysteria and confusion. -
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"The Crucible" by Arthur Miller
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The Salem Witch Trials end
Most believe the accusing girls just wanted attention and they got it by wrongly claiming people were witches. Many died and apologies were made. -
The Great Awakening begins
A religious awakening. -
"Sinners in the Hands of an Angry God" by John Edwards
He was a very passionate reverend. He became to extreme for most Puritans. -
Period: to
American Romanticism
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The Missouri Compromise
To keep free and slave sates even, it gave Missouri the ability to have slave but made Maine a free state. -
"The Devil and Tom Walker" by Washington Irving
A Dark Romantic story about a man who makes a deal with the Devil. -
"Narrative of the Life of Fredrick Douglass" is published
The autobiography of Fredrick Douglass, who was a former slave. -
"Civil Disobedience" by Henry Thoreau
A transcendentalist essay about how ones individual belief and morals should come before the law. -
Fugitive Slave Act is passed
Forced northern states to return runaway salves to the south (and to their masters). -
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Romanticism to Realism
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Dred Scott Case
The Supreme Court rules that slaves are not U.S. citizens, therefor, they have no rights. -
"Much Madness is divinest Sense" By Emily Dickinson
Dickinson wrote many complex poems but she kept to herself and most of her poems were published after her death in 1890. -
The Civil War Ends
After 4 years (1861) the war ends. -
"We Wear the Mask" by Paul Dunbar
Written by an African American poet, it is about the mask people feel they need to wear when around other people/ in public. -
The Great Depression begins
An economic crash that left many people unemployed. (1921-1931) -
"Of Mice and Men" by John Steinbeck
A story set in the Great Depression about two working men traveling to find work on a ranch. Realism. -
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"Of Mice and Men" by John Steinback
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World War II begins
World War II ended in 1945.
