The American Renaissance Flashcards
The. American Renaissance was also known as
The Romantic period
Two turn-of-the-century events symbolized America’s growing up
1) Washington D.C. was made the capital of the US in 1800
2) Americas established the Liberty of COngress
What did The War of 1812 do for the USA?
Convinced Europe we were here to stay
What was the key historical theme of The American Renaissance?
“Coming of Age”
Who were Meriweather Lewis and Captain William Clark?
early explorers who kept records of their expeditions and findings
Name some of the writers of the American Renissance
Edgar Allen Poe Nathaniel Hawthorne Herman Mellville Ralph Waldo Emerson Henry David Thoreau Emily Dickinson
Who could vote during the American Renissance
white males who owned land
Who was “The People’s President?”
Andrew Jackson
List the technologies invented during the American Renissance -
Railroads factories ships telegraph morse code the steamboat the reaper powerful looms lathes Sewing machine
When did Child-Labor begin
1850’s
