American Lit Unit 3

A setting for a novel from this time period could be _____.

What name did William Sydney Porter use for his pen name?

In the Civil War, which side had more motivation?

Harriet Beecher Stowe wrote a novel about the life of a slave called___?

This movement reflected the powerlessness of individuals with an indifferent universe.

In the Civil War, which side was more industrialized?

Before the Civil War, what ruled the South?

What else did Mark Twain call the "Electric" Society?

Who wrote a first-person narrative of her life as a slave?

Two types of speech that were typical of American writing were___.

This provided 160 acres to anyone willing to live on and improve the land

Writers who used urban settings included

What machine also helped the Westward Expansion?

Exceptional heroes were being replaced by

Before the Civil War, what ruled the North?

In the Civil War, which side had a strong military tradition?

What literature developed from the slavery rhythms of work and based on biblical imagery?

Two regional writers exploring Midwestern rural society were_______

"Local color" writers included___.

In the Civil War, which side had more population?

The fiction of Realism depicted_______.

What did writers who specialized in local color depict?

Technological advances in the North encouraged people to ___.

Who wrote "rags-to-riches" stories?

The short stories of O. Henry stress_____.

Who wrote "Red Badge of Courage"  which shows the loss of American innocence?

After the Civil War, these journalists wrote blistering reports of scandal and corruption.

Between 1850 and 1914, how did America change?

In contrast to Northern writers, Southern writers focused more on

L. Frank Baum wrote this story which also resulted in thirteen sequels.