American Lit Time Periods

Question 1

American: The Colonial Period

Answer 1

1620-1750, known for works about exploration and life in the new world

Question 2

American: The Age of Revolution

Answer 2

1750-1815, centered on the quest for independence

Question 3

American: Romantic/Transcendental Period

Answer 3

1800-1865, writers emphasized the power of imagination, individualism, a love of nature; broke from British tradition

Question 4

American: The Realistic Period

Answer 4

1855-1910, portrayed American life as it truly was

Question 5

American: The Modern Period

Answer 5

1900-1950, writers wrote about the world wars, alienation, the 20s, the depression, and the changing world around them

Question 6

American: The Postmodern Period

Answer 6

1950-present day, challenge traditional values and show a heightened concern for social issues

Question 7

Period that included Anne Bradsteet and Jonathan Edwards

Answer 7

American: Colonial Period, 1620-1750

Question 8

Thomas Paine and Benjamin Franklin wrote during this period

Answer 8

American: The Age of Revolution, 1750-1815

Question 9

Works by Sojourner Truth and Washington Irving

Answer 9

American: The Romantic Period, 1800-1865

Question 10

This period included Transcendental writers, Anti-Transcendentalists, and the New England or Transitional Writers

Answer 10

American: The Romantic Period, 1800-1865

Question 11

This period included Civil War writers, Regionalists, and Natrualists

Answer 11

American: The Realistic Period, 1855-1900

Question 12

William Faulkner and Jack London wrote during this period

Answer 12

American: The Realistic Period, 1855-1900

Question 13

F.Scott Fitzgerald and John Steinbeck wrote during this period

Answer 13

American: The Modern Period, 1900-1950

Question 14

Period that included the Harlem renaissance and The Lost Generation.

Answer 14

American: The Modern Period, 1900-1950