American Lit Review Flashcards
What is the first permanent English settlement
Jamestown Virginia
When did Christopher Columbus sailed to America
1492
When did the pilgrims sailed to America on the Mayflower
1620
In 1636 what college was founded
Harvard
The three types of early American literature include
Native American folklore, religious, and historical documents
Who is the most well-known Puritan poet
Anne Bradstreet
What is the title of an account of the pilgrims journey to America on the Mayflower and who is it by
Plymouth plantation, William Bradford
The most well-known sermon from the colonial period is what
Sinners in the hands of an angry God by Jonathan Edwards
When did the American revolution began
1775
When was the Declaration of Independence adopted
1776
What are the two main types of literature during the revolutionary period
Political and patriotic
Who was the first American female poet
Phyllis Wheatley
What did Benjamin Franklin write that became a popular bestseller
Poor Richard’s almanac
Who wrote the first American short story
Washington Irving
What are three short stories by Washington Irving
The Devil and Tom Walker, Rip van Winkle, the legend of sleepy Hollow
What kind of character did Washington Irving generally write about
Lazy henpecked husbands
Who was the father of the American short story
Edgar Allan Poe
Name two short stories and two poems by Edgar Allan Poe
The black cat, the cask of amontillado, the fall the house of the house of usher, the telltale heart and Annabelle Lee, the Raven
Name six characteristics of romanticism
1 imagination 2 supernatural 3 the common man 4 focus on the individual 5 mysterious 6 love of nature
Who wrote Moby Dick
Herman Melville
Who is the protagonist of Moby Dick and what is his goal throughout the novel
Capt. Ahab and to kill Moby Dick
Who were the two predominant transcendental writers
Henry David Thoraeu and Ralph Waldo Emerson
What are two works by Ralph Waldo Emerson
Nature and self-reliance
What are two words that Henry David Thoreau
Walden and civil disobedience
When does the Civil War began
1861
When did the Civil War end
1865
I was the most well-known poet from the Civil War period
Walt Whitman
What is Walt Whitman’s collection of poetry called
Leaves of grass
Where did African-American literature originate from
From the forms of folktales or songs
