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Jun 13, 1500
Myths of the Native Americans
The Native Americans told many stories of their gods, often manifested as animals. These are known as myths. Their stories were mostly revolved around religion, which was a huge part of their lifestyle. Their stories were mostly spoken, not written. -
Period: Jun 14, 1500 to
Native Americans
The Native Americans lived freely in America until the first European settlers came and started to take over. Many wars began, and were yet to begin. Their literature was mainly spoken myths and tales. They were usually told, not written. -
Oct 1, 1526
Coyote Finshes His Work
The date that this story was first told seems to be unknown. "Coyote Finishes His Work" is a story about a hero character, Coyote, who is conflicted by his conceit and trickery. He ends up going to heaven. -
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Salem Wtich Trials
The Salem Wtich Trials was a very controversial time in America's early history. There were many false accusations of things involving the occult. Many innocent people were killed. It was a very dark time for America, and never will something so inane happen again. -
Plymouth Arrival
After a long voyage across the Atlantic Ocean and much sickness and death, the Pilgrims arrived in Plymouth,Massachusetts. They had a very cold and deadly winter, but after that, they celebrated the first thanksgiving. -
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Puritanism (Pre- Colonial)
The Puritans were a conservitive group of people. They were very devout to their religion, and would go to extremes to keep their statutes. The style of the Puritans' writing was simple for the time, and reflected their plain lifestyle. -
WIlliam Bradford's "Of Plymouth Plantation"
William Bradford wrote this poem in a timespan from 1620 to 16 47. -
John Proctor is hanged
John Proctor was one of the innocent people killed in the Salem
Witch Trials. Instead of confessing to witchcraft, he denied it and was hanged. He did not want to sacrifice his name for his life. -
A superior court is established for the Witch Trials
In November of 1692, The general court that was over the trials established a superior court to deal with the Witch Trials accusations. -
Benjamin Franklin's Autobiography
Benjamin Franklin was a great man with countless virtues. He was a flawless poltician. He wrote his autobiography, which is still read today; his legacy lives on. -
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Romantic Period
The Romantic time period was a time of feelings over logic. The literature was not always about love necessarily, but it was sometimes. Romanticism was a period in literature that was basically the opposite of realism. Also, another type of literature during this time was transcendentalism. -
Erie Canal Opened
The Erie canal was opened this year, and it conected the Great Lakes to the Atlantic Ocean. -
Old Ironsides published
Oliver Wendal Holmes published this poem in 1830. -
Samuel Morse and the telegraph
Samuel Morse made the first functional telegraph in this year. -
Nathaniel Hawthorne writes the Scarlet Letter
The Scarlet Letter is a book about morals during the time of the Puritans. I have not read it, but I suppose it has Romanitc ideas coming from the main character, who is oppressed by the strict Puritan laws. -
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Realism
This time period represents a lot of different realistic writings. Many historical events were portrayed during this time, Realistic writings were about realistic things, to put it simply. -
The Red Cross is established
Clara Barton is the founder of The Red Cross. I was established in 1881, and is a huge peace and relief foundation today. -
Huckleberry Finn
Mark Twain published this book in 1884. It is about a boy who lives through abuse and poverty, and goes and finds adventures of his own out on the Mississippi River. -
Bayou Folk
Kate Chopin was a prominent writer at this time. She published her book Bayou Folk in 1894. -
First Airplane Flight
Wilbur and Orville Write, also know as the Wright brothers, made their first airplane flight in this year, and amazed the world. -
Panama Canal opens
The Panama Canal is a great canal for trade today, and was opened in 1914. -
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Modernism
Modernism is the first real modern era of literature, and wnet on when America was first dicovering what modern really meant. -
The Great Gatsby
F. Scott Fitzgerald published one of the first "Jazz Age" books. It is called The Great Gatsby, and is hugely famous. -
A Farewell to Arms
Ernest Hemingway, an insanely popular writer, wrote this book about World War I in 1929. -
Amelia Earhart Disappears
Amelia Earhart was a great courageous woman who wanted to circumnavigate the world in a plane. She disappeared sometime in this year, and has since never been found. -
The Crucible was written
Arthur Miller wrote the Crucible in 1953. At this time, Communism was overrunningthe world with terror. He might have written this book to address this mass hysteria, and to show that it never leads anywhere good.
