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In what ways did antebellum Americans express a growing sense of nationalism and an increasing consciousness of the land through their literature and art? Discuss as examples some of the major literary and artistic achievements of the period.

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Question 2

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New Orleans, Louisiana

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Question 3

What technological improvements increased industrial productivity between 1840 and 1860?

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Richmond, Virginia

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Question 5

How did Americans try to express national distinctiveness in literature and art?

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Nashville, Tennessee

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Savannah, Georgia

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Question 8

How was Thoreau responding to Emerson's call for a distinctively American literature?

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Question 9

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Detroit, Michigan

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Question 10

What were Thoreau's views on the ideal relationship between Nature and civilization, and between Nature and the individual? What sorts of "improvements" in his lifetime do you think were shaping his ideas?

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Question 11

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Chicago, Illinois

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Cincinnati, Ohio

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Pittsburgh, Pennsylvania

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Question 14

Historically, innovations in technology have often been linked to one another; an invention in one sphere gives rise to inventions in related spheres. How did this pattern shape the development of gun manufacture?

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Louisville, Kentucky

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Question 16

How did technology transform the daily lives of middle-class Americans between 1840 and 1860?

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Question 17

Examine changes in publishing in before 1860. How did these changes influence what types of reading materials were produced? How did they change the quality of what was produced? Did the changes affect readership? Explain.

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How did American pastimes and entertainment change between 1840 and 1860?

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Question 19

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Washington, D.C.

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St. Louis, Missouri

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Quiz 11: Technology, Culture, and Everyday Life

In what ways did antebellum Americans express a growing sense of nationalism and an increasing consciousness of the land through their literature and art? Discuss as examples some of the major literary and artistic achievements of the period.

MAP QUESTIONS Instructions: Choose the letter on the accompanying map of the eastern United States that correctly identifies each of the following: New Orleans, Louisiana

What technological improvements increased industrial productivity between 1840 and 1860?

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How did Americans try to express national distinctiveness in literature and art?

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MAP QUESTIONS Instructions: Choose the letter on the accompanying map of the eastern United States that correctly identifies each of the following: Savannah, Georgia

How was Thoreau responding to Emerson's call for a distinctively American literature?

MAP QUESTIONS Instructions: Choose the letter on the accompanying map of the eastern United States that correctly identifies each of the following: Detroit, Michigan

What were Thoreau's views on the ideal relationship between Nature and civilization, and between Nature and the individual? What sorts of "improvements" in his lifetime do you think were shaping his ideas?

MAP QUESTIONS Instructions: Choose the letter on the accompanying map of the eastern United States that correctly identifies each of the following: Chicago, Illinois

MAP QUESTIONS Instructions: Choose the letter on the accompanying map of the eastern United States that correctly identifies each of the following: Cincinnati, Ohio

MAP QUESTIONS Instructions: Choose the letter on the accompanying map of the eastern United States that correctly identifies each of the following: Pittsburgh, Pennsylvania

Historically, innovations in technology have often been linked to one another; an invention in one sphere gives rise to inventions in related spheres. How did this pattern shape the development of gun manufacture?

MAP QUESTIONS Instructions: Choose the letter on the accompanying map of the eastern United States that correctly identifies each of the following: Louisville, Kentucky

How did technology transform the daily lives of middle-class Americans between 1840 and 1860?

Examine changes in publishing in before 1860. How did these changes influence what types of reading materials were produced? How did they change the quality of what was produced? Did the changes affect readership? Explain.

How did American pastimes and entertainment change between 1840 and 1860?

MAP QUESTIONS Instructions: Choose the letter on the accompanying map of the eastern United States that correctly identifies each of the following: Washington, D.C.

MAP QUESTIONS Instructions: Choose the letter on the accompanying map of the eastern United States that correctly identifies each of the following: St. Louis, Missouri