American Romanticism

Question 1

Fireside poets championed whom?

Accepted Answer

common person

Question 2

1. The Industrial Revolution changed the country from a ___ economy to an _____ powerhouse.

Accepted Answer

agrarian, industrial

Question 3

Some early romantics held a fascination with the _____.

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supernatural

Question 4

1. What was the Indian Removal Act of 1830?

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required Native Americans to relocate west

Question 5

The Fireside poets were from what geographical region?

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New England

Question 6

Summarize the workers’ movement.

Accepted Answer

protests, form unions

Question 7

Fireside poets were committed to _______.

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social reform

Question 8

1. Romantic writers responded to the country’s astonishing ______ and booming ______ ____.

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growth, Industrial Revolution

Question 9

1. What did Americans see as their “manifest destiny?”

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expand to Pacific Ocean and Mexican territory

Question 10

The writers turned to nature and to the self for what?

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simplicity, truth, beauty

Question 11

What did American writers do for the first time?

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write with an American "accent" instead of imitating others

Question 12

Fireside poets emphasized ____ themes in their work.

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moral

Question 13

What is perhaps the greatest social achievement of the romantics?

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create awareness of slavery's cruelty

Question 14

Neoclassicists imitated classical forms. Early romantics looked to _____ for inspiration.

Accepted Answer

nature

Question 15

1. What effect did the factory system have on hours, wages, and slavery?

Accepted Answer

longer hours; fewer wages; increased slavery

Question 16

Early romantics reacted to what had come before-- _____.

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rationality of Age of Reason/ strictness of Puritanism

Question 17

Belief: national interests should be ahead of regional concerns or other countries' interests

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nationalism

Question 18

Early romantics celebrated the __________ spirit.

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individual

Question 19

Which topic interested Fireside Poets?

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abolition, women's rights, temperance, improving factory conditions

Question 20

Where does the name "Fireside Poets" originate?

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family custom of reading by a fire, a form of entertainment

Question 21

Identify elements that led to sectionalism.

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slavery, economic interests

Question 22

Early romantics were inspired by the beauty of _____

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nature

Question 23

1. What effect did the 1803 Louisiana Purchase have on the country’s size?

Accepted Answer

doubled

Question 24

Who is remembered for writing the first truly original American novel?

Accepted Answer

James Fenimore Cooper

Question 25

Who is the best-known Fireside Poet?

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Henry Wadsworth Longfellow

Question 26

Summarize the abolition movement.

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formed societies, spoke at conventions, newspapers, petition

Question 27

The 1st American writer esteemed abroad. He pioneered the short story as a literary form

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Washington Irving

Question 28

The splendors of _____ inspired romantics more than the fear of _____.

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nature... God

Question 29

What invention increased cotton productivity from 1793-1860?

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cotton gin

Question 30

Neoclassicists valued reason. Early romantics celebrated _____ and _____.

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emotions and the imagination

Question 31

Writers reacted to what negative effects of industrialization?

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commercialism, hectic pace, lack of conscience

Question 32

Early romantics emphasized _____ and ____ over _____.

Accepted Answer

emotions/ imagination over reason

Question 33

Summarize the status of women.

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couldn't vote; minimal education; no property if married

Question 34

When and where did Romanticism first emerge?

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late 18c, Europe

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