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Colonial and Early National Literature period
Written by british settlers whose colonies became the
USA. Most of the literary works of this genre are composed of letters, journals, biographies and memoirs. -
Slavery in America started
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The mayflower
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African American literature
Literature written by Americans of African
descent. The earliest African American writers sought to demonstrate that the proposition “all men are created equal” in the Declaration of Independence required that black Americans be extended the same human rights as those claimed by white Americans. -
Boston Tea Party
342 chests of tea belonging to the British East India Company were thrown from ships into Boston Harbor by American patriots -
American Revolution
(1775–1783)
13 of Great Britain ’s North American colonies won political independence and went on to form the United States of America -
The 13 colonies declare independence
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Abolition movement
(1783–1888) movement responsible for creating the emotional climate necessary for ending the transatlantic slave trade and chattel slavery -
The Romantic Period
(1830 to 1870)Romanticism as a worldview took hold in western Europe in the late 18th century, and American writers embraced it in the early 19th century. The individual, the subjective, a person’s emotional experience and the wildness of nature are really important. -
American Civil War
(1861-1865) Confederate guns opened fire on Fort Sumter, a fortress in the harbor of Charleston, South Carolina, that was occupied by United Slates troops. It put an end to slavery. And it decided finally that the United States was one nation whose part s could not be separated. -
The 13th Amendment
Slavery was officially abolished -
14th Amendment
It gave blacks full rights of citizenship, including the right to vote. And by 1870 all the southern states had new "Reconstruction" govemments. -
American industries growth
(1873-1913)By 1890, the industries oft he United States were earning the country more than its farmlands. Besides, in 1913 more than an third of the whole world industrial production was pouring from the mines and factories of the United States -
The Golden door
a giant statue of a robed woman was given by French people to
mark the hundredth anniversary of the War of Independence. By that moment, America people were immigrants. -
USS Maine
One ofthe most modern ships in the United States navy steamed into the harbor of Havana, Cuba. The ship was a cruiser called the Maine A war was being fought in Cuba at this time and the Maine had been sent to Havana as a demonstration of American power. A huge explosion shook th e city. The Maine was blown to pieces and 260 of its crew were killed. -
American progressives
United States was the richest and most productve industral country in the world. After 1900 many Americans became Progressives. A Progressive was someone who believed that, where necessary, the government should take action to deal with the problems of society. -
Indian Citizenship Act
This recognized Amerindians as full citizens of the United Stares and gave them the right to vote.
