American literature Flashcards

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which american literary period does “captured by opechancanough” belong to?

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colonial period

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what were the details in the selection “captured by opechancanough”that john smith was treated kindly by the indians?

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he was given kind speeches, bread and venison, and a place to sleep

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what literaty genre was mostly written by captain john smith?

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journal

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how many years did the pre colonial period last?

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20,000 yrs- 1600’s

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how many years did the colonial period last?

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1600’s- 1800’s

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how many years did the new england renaissance period (trancendentalism) last?

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1800’s- 1865

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how many years did the realism period last?

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1865-1914

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how many years did the naturalism(dark renaissance) period last?

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1850-1900’s

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how many years did the modernism period last?

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1914-1945

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10
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how many years did the post modernism period last?

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1945-1980’s

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which literary period did these events occur: WW1, the great depression, WW2?

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modernism

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which literary period did these events occur: mass migration , the coming of christopher columbus

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pre-colonial

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This literary period is also known as puritanism

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colonial

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which literary period did these events occur: titanic sank, start of WW1

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realism

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