WorksheetsThe beginning of an American Identity
Total questions: 14
Worksheet time: 7mins
What was one of the important cultural factors that helped shape the American mind?
Romanticism
Rationalism
Existentialism
Puritanism
Who were the first settlers in the 17th century known for their spirit of adventure?
The Quakers
The Founding Fathers
The Pilgrim Fathers
The Loyalists
What term describes America as a place where different races were brought together?
Cultural mosaic
Melting pot
Cultural blend
Salad bowl
What was the most important element of the so-called American dream?
Faith in reason
Dependence on wealth
Belief in fate
Reliance on tradition
Which event saw the birth of a new nation in America?
The War of 1812
The Revolutionary War
The Civil War
The War of Independence
Which two forces dominated the cultural image of America?
Rich and Poor
East Coast and West
North and South
Urban and Rural
Which universities were influential in shaping the East Coast culture?
Stanford and MIT
Harvard and Yale
Princeton and Columbia
Duke and Brown
What characterized the spirit of the West in America?
Pioneer spirit
Industrial spirit
Urban spirit
Colonial spirit
In which century did truly American characteristics begin to emerge?
19th century
18th century
20th century
17th century
Who mastered the short story form in the 19th century?
Herman Melville
Nathaniel Hawthorne
Mark Twain
Edgar Allan Poe
Which author created the 'epic of the frontier' in his novels?
Ernest Hemingway
Willa Cather
James Fenimore Cooper
John Steinbeck
What was a key belief that influenced the development of the American mind?
Faith in tradition
Faith in human progress
Faith in isolation
Faith in divine intervention
What did the War of Independence promote in terms of societal values?
Democracy and equality
Monarchy and hierarchy
Socialism and collectivism
Anarchy and chaos
What was the cultural center of New York associated with?
Wealth and respectability
Art and literature
Science and technology
Politics and governance
