Module 9 A Nations New Identity

Why did some American buildings of the period reflect ancient Greek and Roman styles?

• a statement of American policy warning European nations not to interfere with the Americas

• The ancient Greeks and Romans shared many of the same ideals as the United States

• folk hymns in which a leader would read a line from the Bible and the congregation would repeat the line in song

• The U.S. economy expanded, and people felt great pride in the country.

In the 1824 presidential election, __________________ failed to become president despite winning the popular vote.

• Thomas Cole.

• John James Audubon

• Andrew Jackson

• Washington Irving

allowed goods and people to move between the Great Lakes region and New York City

• Nationalism

• sectionalism

• historical fiction

• Erie Canal

What were spirituals?

• folk hymns in which a leader would read a line from the Bible and the congregation would repeat the line in song

• to prevent European countries from establishing new colonies in Latin America

• The U.S. economy expanded, and people felt great pride in the country.

• They united different regions of the country by making communication, trade, and travel easier.

________________________ and Alfred Jacob Miller traveled west to paint scenes of the American frontier.

• Washington Irving

• Thomas Cole.

• John James Audubon

• George Caleb Bingham

What was the importance of James Fenimore Cooper?

• landscapes in America

• Nationalism

• historical fiction

• He was the best known in a group of early American writers whose stories focused entirely on American subjects

The artist _____________ became famous for his collection of paintings, The Birds of America, which contained 435 types of birds

• George Caleb Bingham

• John James Audubon

• Washington Irving

• Thomas Cole.

James Fenimore Cooper helped make ____________________ popular in such books as The Pioneers and The Last of the Mohicans.

• historical fiction

• landscapes in America

• sectionalism

• Nationalism

What was the most frequent subject of Hudson River School artists?

• Nationalism

• religious faith

• sectionalism

• landscapes in America

settled the conflict surrounding Missouri entering the Union

• sectionalism

• Nationalism

• Erie Canal

• Missouri Compromise