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Period: Jun 13, 1500 to
Native American Cultures
Before they arrivied the americas were thriving native american population that were made up of a few thousand people. -
Jul 10, 1500
Native Americans
Native Americans encountered eachother they had oral traditions like chants and myths. -
The Sky Tree
A tree that everyone ate from and became a new earth. -
Puritans come to New England
They wanted to live exemplary lives, they used the bible as a modle of writing. -
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Puritans
They saw direct relations in biblical events in their lives. Puritans believed people should go freely. -
Ann Bradstreet's House Burns
She was scared and awakened by a fire that set to her house
someone bought her a new house that was paid for and already furnished. -
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Romanticism
Romanticism valued feelings over logic and reason.They believe that spiritual truths in nature are harmless. -
Dark Romantics
Explored good and evil and the underside of appearances,they don't believe in spiritual truth. -
Transcendentalism
Its idealistic to romanticism,it gose beyond regular life.Transcendentalists believed that you have to go beyond your physical life to see the truth. -
American Realist Writers
They depict ordinary life, some reflect modern psychology.They focused on human behavior and everday life. -
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Realism
Realism emerged from regional writing.It had its roots and regionalism.Realistic writers were interested in human motivation. -
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MODERNISM
Modernism is characterized by experimentatiion and innovation. -
Jazz Age
It wa powerd by high spirits.F,Scott Fitzgerald was closely linked to this age.It brought flappers to life. -
Harlem Renaissance
Put a spotlight on African American history.Then was the birth of Jazz and Blues music.