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American lit timline

By joey scarfato
  • Period: Jan 1, 1500 to

    Native Americans

    The Native Americans strongly believed in oral literature. One of the major characteristics was that almost all of the stories told were told orally. and most stories used animals as characters along with humans. this was tradition. These stories would also tell about the world and its origins. Most of the stories would teach a lesson or have strong moral value.
    The major works in this section are The Sky Tree and Coyote Finishes His Work.
  • Sky Tree
    Jun 27, 1540

    Sky Tree

    This is another orally told story.
  • Coyote Finishes His Work
    Jun 27, 1550

    Coyote Finishes His Work

    This is an orally told story.
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    Puritans

    Puritans focused on religon and focused on purifing unorthadox ideas and creating new religious standards.
  • Yale college is founded

    Yale college is founded

  • Smallpox Epidemic hits Boston

    Smallpox Epidemic hits Boston

    This deadly desease killed Thousands
  • John Edwards delivers his vivid sermon "Sinners in the Hands of an Angry God'

    John Edwards delivers his vivid sermon "Sinners in the Hands of an Angry God'

  • Benjamin Franklin begins to write his autobiograghy

    Benjamin Franklin begins to write his autobiograghy

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    Americian Romanticism

    Romantisism focuses on imagination, feeling, individulism and nature. Romantisists believed that value is more important than logic. They embrace the power of individual emotion and nature in their works.
  • The Louisiana Purchase

    The Louisiana Purchase

    After the United States purchased the Louisiana territory from France, people started migrating west. This was called westward expansion.
  • Gold Rush

    Gold Rush

    Thousands of Americans headed west looking for gold after gold was discovered in Sutters Mill in California. They were looking to get rich and start new lives.
  • Nathaniel Hawthorn

    Nathaniel Hawthorn

    Nathaniel Hawthorn was another great Romantisist. His most popular work was The Scarlet Letter.The main themes in this work are sin and Puritan legalism.
  • Herman Melville

    Herman Melville

    Herman Melville was a well known Romantisist. His most popular work was Moby Dick. He uses symbolism and metaphors and includes an element of good versus evil which are characteristics of Romantisism. He also includes examples of nature, such as the whale, class, and social status.
  • Sitting Bull's last stand

    Sitting Bull's last stand

    Sitting Bull was named chief of the Teton Sioux for being the last great leader to rebell against the United States westward expansion.
  • The Nez Perce leader surenders

    The Nez Perce leader surenders

    When Chief Josiph surendered to the federal troops his last words were "I will fight no more forever".
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    Realism

    The literature of the time was more realistic and believeable rather than fiction style writings.
  • American Red Cross Founded

    American Red Cross Founded

    The American Red Cross was founded by Clara Barton.
  • Mark Twain Publishes The Adventures of Huccleberry Fin

    Mark Twain Publishes The Adventures of Huccleberry Fin

    The Adventures Of Huckleberry Finn is known to be one of the first great americian novels.It's Author Mark Twain is verry well known even today.
  • Upton Sinclair publishes 'The Jungle'

    Upton Sinclair publishes 'The Jungle'

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    Modernism

    during this time period writers wrote about historical events, politics, and ethics.