American Romanticism

What time period is approximately the time of the American Romantic Era?

• 1800 - 1860

• 1700 - 1750

• 1850 - 1900

• 1640 - 1690

Causes that sparked the American Romantic Era

• Westward Expansion

• Industrial Revolution

• Neither one

• Both are causes

Washington Irving wrote...

• "Walden"

• "Self Reliance"

• "Civil Disobedience"

• "The Devil and Tom Walker"

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Where did American Romantics believe that you could find God?

• Nature
• Church
• Inside yourself
• At the flagpole (at 2:36)

Which of the following is NOT a trait of the Transcendentalists?

• Self-reliance
• Appreciation of nature
• Fear of the devil
• Believing you could find God anywhere

A major theme of "Self-Reliance," is:

• do not speak out.

• simplicity, simplicity, simplicity.

• follow society and its rules.

• trust thyself.

Which of the following is NOT a value of the Romantic Period?

• imagination
• innocence
• reason
• intuition

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Complete the following quote: "To be great is to be...."

• saved
• a genius
• intelligent
• misunderstood

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Transcendentalism was

• A movement that emphasized the importance of conformity and nature.

• A movement that believed all humans are evil and need to be controlled by society.

• A movement that celebrated the divine nature of the individual and the natural world.

• A movement that celebrated yoga, and the idea of meditation.

Which of these statements best characterized the central idea of "Self-Reliance" by Ralph Waldo Emerson?

• Meekness is the virture that fosters self-awareness
• Rely on your own instincts
• customs serve a valuable purpose

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