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Enlightenment
The creation of Jamestown was established. Laws were set to ban al slaves from traveling.The French find New Orleans.They have the first Thanksgiving at Plymouth. -
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The Age of Faith
The first was their belief in predestination, they believed in Jesus and that the sacraments could not affect ones life. The Puritans wanted to purify the Church of England, and in result the Church began to embrace basically the opposite of what the puritans wanted -
Anne bradstreet
"To My Dear and Loving Husband" -
Salem Witchcraft Trials
The Salem Witch Trials begin from June-September 20th, and 20 people are executed. -
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The Age of Reason
This is the time period where things started to change, like for an example people started to oppose their own faith, and this was alsso the growth of Patriotism. -
Stamp Act
Stamp Act is enacted by English Parliament and meets with colonial opposition -
Thomas Jefferson
The Decleration of Independence was officially adopted by the Second Continental Congress. -
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Romanticism
The Romanticism period is when the industrial Revolution began, and the expansion of magazines, newspapers, and book publishing. -
The American Flag
When Congress limits the stripes on the American Flag to 13. This repersents the 13 colonies. -
First Railroad
First American Railroad was built in Quincy, Massachusetts. -
Ralph Waldo Emerson
"Nature" -
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The Transcendentalists
The era where people expressed their individualism, intuition, nature, and self-reliance. -
Edgar Allen Poe
"The Raven" -
Texas
Texas finally joins the union, and becomes the 28th state. -
Nathaniel Hawthorne
The Scarlet Letter -
Harriet Beecher Stowe
"Uncle Tom's Cabin" -
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Realism
This is where people are looked at by their social clas, and by the things they have (materialism.) In this era you look at the ideas of Darwin whic is survival of the fittest. -
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Naturalism
This is a sub-genere of Realism.This is the darker view of the world. In this time period the universe is unpredictable, and your own fate is determined by chance. -
Mark Twain
"Adventures of Huckleberry FInn" -
Emily Dickinson
"Because I could not stop for Death" -
Jack London
"Call of the Wild" -
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Modernism
This is the time where technology was really introuduced into the world. The devestating World War 1 occured, and this is the first mass destruction America has witnessed. -
Lusitania sinks.
The Lusitania sinks and kills 1198 out of 1924 passengers on board. -
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The Harlem Renaissance
This was mostly a black cultural movement that came into place in the 20's. Art, Literature,and music became more popular during this time period. -
T.S Eliot
"The Waste-Land" -
19th Amendment
The 19 amendment which says that women can vote was declared constitutional by The Supreme Court. -
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Contemporary Literature
Media becomes a big part of peoples lives and their culture. This also post WW1, and things are coming together again. -
Pearl Harbor
U.S enters WW2 when Japan attacks Pearl Harbor, Hawaii. -
J.D Salinger
"Catcher in the Rye" -
Aboloshing slavery
The united States Congress passes the law that abolishes slavery. Which is called the 13th Amendment. -
The Titanic
The famous ship hits an iceberg and takes 1,502 lives. Simply because the TItanic didn't have enough lifeboats. -
F. Scott Fitzgerald
"The Great Gatsby"
