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Period: 1448 to
American Literature
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1450
Iroquois Nation Constitution
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Anne Bradstreet
In March of 1812, famous poet Anne Bradstreet was born. She was the first woman to be recognized as a poet in the New World, the Americas. Her work often advocated in woman's rights and puritan beliefs. -
Mayflower Compact
Settlers of New Plymouth -
Puritan Literature
In colonial America, Puritanism was practiced. Puritans believed in living a simple life. Puritan literature focused mostly on upholding religious beliefs and scaring others by talking about their consequences for doing otherwise. Some literature from this era even mentions the way Puritan lifestyles were draining. -
To My Dear and Loving Husband
Anne Bradstreet -
The Author to her Book
Anne Bradstreet -
Before the Birth of One of Her Children
Anne Bradstreet -
A Narrative of the Captivity and Restoration of Mrs. Mary Rowlandson
Mary Rowlandson -
Sinners in the Hands of an Angry God
Johnathon Edwards -
Reason and Revolution
Benjamin Franklin -
Declaration of Independence
Thomas Jefferson, Benjamin Franklin, John Adams, Robert R. Livingston, Roger Sherman -
Adams Family Letters
John Adams, Abigail Adams -
Washington's Inaugural Address
George Washington -
Ralph Waldo Emerson
On this day, famous American Essayist is born. Influenced by others such as Henry David Thoreau, William Wordworth and more, he wrote popular texts such as "Self Reliance" and "Nature". -
Rip Van Winkle
Washington Irving -
Transcendentalism in Literature
From 1830 to 1860 (about), Transcendentalism became a popular theme in American Literature. Transcendentalism is to view things more spiritually rather than scientifically. This movement was influenced by popular writers such as Henry David Thoreau, Margaret Fuller, and Ralph Waldo Emerson. -
Emily Dickinson
On this day, famous American poet Emily Dickinson is born. Her poems, usually about love, death, or sentiment, are some of the most famous pieces of American literature. Originally, only 10 pieces of her work were published during her lifetime. The rest were published after her younger sister found her collection of poems, after Emily's death in 1886. -
Young Goodman Brown
Nathaniel Hawthorne -
Self-Reliance
Ralph Waldo Emerson -
The Lake Gun
James Fenimore Cooper -
Abolition Movement
In the years leading up too, and even after the civil war, many writers used literature as a way to spread their abolitionist beliefs. Written down for people to read it brought awareness to the mistreatment of slaves to all sorts of people. -
Uncle Tom's Cabin
Harriet Beecher Stove -
Bartelby the Scrivener
Herman Melville -
Tell All the Truth but Tell It Slant
Emily Dickenson -
Walden
Henry David Thoreau -
My Bondage and My Freedom
Frederick Douglass -
Fame is a Bee
Emily Dickenson -
Running a Thousand Miles for Freedom
William Craft, Ellen Craft -
"Hope" is the Thing With Feathers
Emily Dickenson -
I Felt a Funeral in my Brain
Emily Dickenson -
John Lamar
Rebecca Harding Davis -
Forever- is Composed of Nows
Emily Dickenson -
I Heard a Fly Buzz - When I Died
Emily Dickenson -
You Left Me - Sire - Two Legacies
Emily Dickenson -
I Could Not Stop for Death
Emily Dickenson -
The Bustle In a House
Emily Dickenson -
There is No Frigate Like a Book
Emily Dickenson -
I Will Fight No More Forever
U.S. Army. Chief Joseph