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Period: 1500 to
Early American Literature
Unit 1 -
Historical events
1607 - Jamestown was founded.
1619 - First slaves arrive from Africa
1620 - Mayflower pilgrims arrive in Plymouth
1692 - Salem witch trials begin
1739-1742 - Great Awakening begins
July 4, 1776, - Declaration of Independence is adopted -
General History Of Virginia is published
John Smith published The General History of Virginia in the year 1624. -
Early American Ideals
Religion was everything and Patriotism was beginning to emerge. -
AUTHORS OF EARLY AMERICAN LITERATURE
Two of the most famous authors of Pre-romantic America Include Benjamin Franklin and Anne Bradstreet. -
Crucible History
-The salem witch hunts
-caused by mass paranoia
-hundreds of people were killed
-those who were accused almost never had a choice where they won -
ARTHUR MILLER
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The Crucible
writing style- realism, very few romantic elements -
beleifs of the time period
religion was everything, If you were not christian then you were a satanist. -
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The Crucible
Unit 2 -
Major beliefs of the period
-War was something glorious, and soldiers were celebrated
-Adventure was emphasized. -
Historical Events
1803- Louisiana purchase
1807-first steamboat
1808-US bans slave trade
1812- US decares war on Britain
1830- Indian Removal act -
Authors and their Acheivements
Nathaniel Hawthorne- wrote The Scarlet Letter
Henry Wadsworth Longfellow - "A Psalm of Life. -
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Pre-Civil War Romanticism
Unit 3
The writing of this time was romantic and featured its characters going on adventures. -
Authors and their acheivements
Mark Twain - The Celebrated Jumping Frog of Calaveras County and Other Sketches Abraham Lincoln- Gettysburg Address -
Historical events
1856- Brooks beats Sumner on the floor of the Senate over his anti-slavery speech
1859- John Brown is hanged for treason
1861- Civil war begins with the attack on Fort Sumter. -
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Romanticism to Realism
Unit 4 During this time period, Writers were moving from a more romantic style to the realistic style, which was much more honest and simple. -
Beleifs of the time
Realistic writers had experienced the horrors of war, and they were now less focused on glorifying adventure, and more focused on telling the stories of common people. -
Historical events
1917 - US enters WWI
1932 - FDR is elected president for the first time -
Beliefs
This time period was a return to realism, and opposition to war. -
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Great Depression(Of Mice and Men)
Unit 5 Much of the writing of this time focused on the futility of the American dream. -
Authors and their acheivements
John Steinbeck- Of Mice ad Men F. Scott Fitzgerald - The Great Gatsby
