1865 & ROMANTICISM

1. 1865 & ROMANTICISM English & U.S. History Paper 11th Grade 2011

2. WILLIAM APESSON OUR OWN GROUND • “William Apess (usually called Apes) was a Pequot Indian born in Massachusetts in 1798. He was the first American Indian to publish a substantial body of work, the first Native North American to write his autobiography, and a political/religious leader who successfully led a movement for self government among a Native community, the so-called Mashpee Revolt (1833).” • Historical Connections: Native American

3. WILLIAM CULLEN BRYANTPOEMS • “…an American romantic poet, journalist, and long-time editor of the New York Evening Post.” • Historical Connections: Abolitionism

4. FREDERICK DOUGLASSNARRATIVE OF THE LIFE OF FREDERICK DOUGLASS • “Born a slave in Maryland in about 1817, Frederick Douglass never became accommodated to being held in bondage. He secretly learned to read, although slaves were prohibited from doing so. He fought back against a cruel slave-breaker and finally escaped to New Bedford, Massachusetts, in 1838 at about the age of 21. Despite the danger of being sent back to his owner if discovered, Douglass became an agent and eloquent orator for the Massachusetts Antislavery Society.” • Historical Connections: Slavery

5. NATHANIEL HAWTHORNETHE SCARLET LETTER • “The novel is set in a village in Puritan New England. The main character is Hester Prynne, a young woman who has borne an illegitimate child.” • Historical Connections: Religious Hypocrisy

6. WASHINGTON IRVINGSELECTED WRITINGS • “Washington Irving was an American author, essayist, biographer and historian of the early 19th century. He was best known for his short stories "The Legend of Sleepy Hollow" and "Rip Van Winkle".” • Historical Connections: Short Stories, Time period

7. HARRIET JACOBSINCIDENTS IN THE LIFE OF A SLAVE GIRL • “Harriet Jacobs, under the name Linda Brent, illustrates here the evil and depravity of slavery. From Jacob's seven years of hiding in a garret three feet high, to her harrowing escape north, to reunion with her children and freedom, it remains an outstanding example of a woman's extraordinary courage in the face of almost unbeatable odds, as well as one of the most significant testimonials in American history.” • Historical Connections: Anti-Slavery

8. CAROLINE KIRKLANDA NEW HOME, WHO’LL FOLLOW? • “Set in the frontier of Michigan in the 1830s, A New Home is the first realistic portrayal of western village life in the United States. Based on Caroline Kirkland's own experiences--and written from a woman's perspective--it narrates with a keen eye and wit the absorbing story of the establishment of the village of Montacute, Michigan.” • Historical Connections: Frontier life

9. HARRIET BEECHER STOWEUNCLE TOM’S CABIN • “Long active in abolition causes and knowledgeable about the atrocities of slavery both from her reading and her years in Cincinnati, with its close proximity to the South, Stowe was finally impelled to take action with the passage of the Fugitive Slave Act in 1850.” • Historical Connections: Slavery