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Early Americans
Age of Reason
Trans and Anti-Trans
Realism Dickinson Whitman
Donner Party
Romantic Gothic
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Who were the first people to greet Columbus from
the Dominican Republic, Cuba and Haiti?
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Taino Indians
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How were Native American myths passed?
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orally
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What is predestination or the doctrine of the
elect?
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God grants salvation to those he chooses.
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What is encomienda?
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Spanish system which enslaved natives and
attempted to convert them
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The Crucible was written about the Salem
Witchcraft trials in reactions to what modern day
event?
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The McCarthy Witch Hunts or The Red Scare
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The most common type of literature for the time
period was?
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Political pamphlets
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Thinkers during this time period believed that
they could understand the universe through . . .
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Logic and reason
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What was the purpose of Patrick Henrys speech to
the Virginia Company?
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To raise arms against the British
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Name one of Benjamin Franklins aphorisms.
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Varied Answers Three may keep a secret if two of
them are dead
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What did Benjamin Franklin discover when
attempting to achieve moral perfection?
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When you focus on one virtue, you falter on
another
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What is the theme of The Devil and Tom Walker?
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-Hard work will lead to happiness -The Devil
keeps his word -Greed will destroy you -Money
doesnt change you
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In Thanatopsis what does Bryant want us to
believe about death?
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It is a natural part of life
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What makes the protagonist in The Black Cat
violent and moody?
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Alcoholism
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Name the poetic device where a word imitates the
sound it describes
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Onomatopoeia
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In the Tides Rises, the Tide Falls the rising
and falling of the tide suggests what?
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The passage of time
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Who wrote Self Reliance?
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Emerson
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Why does Thoreau go to Walden Pond?
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-to lead a simple life. -to live simply and well
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What is Ahabs motivation for wanting to kill
Moby-Dick?
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Revenge for the loss of his leg
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What is the main idea of Rappacinis Daughter?
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Do not mess with nature and / or science
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Who said Who so would be a man must be a
nonconformist.
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Emerson
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What new poetic style did Whitman develop?
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Free verse poetry without meter or rhyme
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Name two things Mrs. Sommers buys after she
purchases her silk stockings
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boots, gloves, magazines, lunch, matinee
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In The Occurrence at Owl Creek Bridge what is
Farquhars crime?
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Attempting to burn a bridge
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What is Naturalism?
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Writing which attempts to dissect the human mind
uses psychology and sociology
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Why was Emily Dickinsons poetry not published
until after her death?
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She was a recluse and hid most of her poetry
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Which gender had more survivors?
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Women
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The ultimate destination for the Donner Party was
which state?
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California
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Which family never resorted to cannibalism?
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The Reeds
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Of the 87 members of the Donner Party, how many
lived and how many perished?
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46 lived and 41perished
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Which historical event prevented Reed from
bringing relief to the party?
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The Mexican-American War