What is American Literature?

  • Dec 24, 1490

    The Native Americans

    When Europeans arrived in the 1490s multiple Native American groups were already there.
  • Dec 24, 1490

    How the World was Made

    "How the World was Made," is a Native American story that has been retold over the years. It describes many different ideas of how the world came about.
  • Dec 24, 1490

    The Sky Tree

    The Sky Tree is a story that has been retold over the years. Another description of how one believed the world was made.
  • Period: Dec 24, 1490 to

    Early America- American Romanticism

  • Dec 24, 1500

    Life in the New World

    The early 1500s brought about a lot of exploring America.
  • Dec 24, 1500

    Of Plymouth Plantation

    A group of settlers arrives on land, runs into some Native Americans. They learn to make peace if they want to survive.
  • Dec 24, 1500

    To My Dear and Loving Husband

    A poem by Anne Bradstreet, confessing her undying love.
  • The Road to Independence

    America was going through a lot of rough times, fighting for freedom.
  • Poor Richard's Almanack

    A poem by Benjamin Franklin explaining to live life to the fullest, stay true, do your work, be great.
  • Declaration of Independence

    An excerpt by Thomas Jefferson, explaining the road to writing the Declaration of Independence. The revisions that were made to it. The decisions that had to be made.
  • American Romanticism

    American Romanticism introduced the European Cultural movement.
  • Self Reliance

    An excerpt by Ralph Waldo Emerson where he emphasized on beauty and power.