| A | B |
|---|
| Puritan literature was | spiritual |
| Puritans thought fiction | was sinful |
| Harvard | founded in 1636 |
| Captain John Smith | saved by Pocahantas |
| Colonial literature | was political |
| Thomas Jefferson wrote | The Declaration of Independence |
| Noah Webster created | The American dictionary |
| Benjamin Franklin wrote | Poor Richard's Almanac |
| 19th century, Americans were | carving a living in the wilderness |
| James Fennimore Cooper wrote | The Leatherstocking Tales |
| Washington Irving wrote | The Legend of Sleepy Hollow |
| From 1830-the Civil War, America experienced | rapid growth |
| Ralph Waldo Emerson was | an intellectual essayist |
| Henry David Thoreau wrote | Walden |
| Henry Wadsworth Longfellow (poet) wrote | The Courtship of Miles Standish |
| Herman Melville wrote | Billy Budd, Typee and Moby Dick |
| Moby Dick is considered | the greatest American contribution to world literature |
| Edgar Allen Poe and Nathaniel Hawthorne are | the fathers of the short story |
| After the Civil War, what was settled? | the wilderness |
| Stephan Crane wrote | The Red Badge of Courage |
| What did Emily Dickenson write? | poetry |
| Two of Mark Twain's adventure stories are | Huckleberry Finn and Tom Sawyer |
| In the 20th century, modern life has become | complex |
| 20th century literature reflects a | variety of themes |
| Free verse and train of thought literature reflect | the uncertainty of our time |
| Can you name 3 contemporary authors? | Study your notes for this answer |
| Columbus discovers America | 1492 |
| The date for the Puritan colonies | 1600's |
| The U.S. becomes a nation in | 1776 |
| Wisconsin became a state in | 1848 |
