Post on 31-Dec-2015
American CultureEarly 1800s
Great American Writers
• Ralph Waldo Emerson• Herman Melville• Henry David Thoreau• Washington Irving• James Fenimore Cooper
Washington IrvingHe combined European influences to American settings and characters.His work served as a bridge between European literary traditions and authentic American characters and society.
Washington Irving’s Literature
Rip Van Winkle The Legend of Sleepy Hollow
James Fenimore Cooper
•Because of Cooper and Irving, US artists began to depict the History and natural beauty of America
Best know writer of the time
“The Spy” an adventure set during the American Revolution.
“The Prairie” set in the new American West
Other Great Cooper Novels
Other Writers
Catharine Maria Sedgwick – wrote about interesting heroines.“A New England Tale” and “Hope Leslie”
Hudson River School
George Caleb Thomas Cole
Religious Revivals Most music focused on religion and national
pride The American Spiritual – combined both
white and African folk music. “Hunters of Kentucky” popular music
reflected the growing nation. “The Battle of New Orleans” became an
anthem for the Spirit of Nationalism
Religion and Music
Art and Architecture
Thomas Jefferson called for more traditional models.
Architects of the time followed his ideas.
Suffrage is the right to vote This idea spread during the 1820s – 1830s People began to demand the right to vote
especially poorer men that did not own much land
Voting Rights Spread
In 1848 a convention was called in Seneca Falls to discuss the voting rights of women
The leaders of this suffrage movement were Susan B. Anthony, Lucretia Mott, Elizabeth Cady Stanton, and Margret Fuller
The document written at Seneca Falls was called the Document of Sentiments- it detailed beliefs about social injustice towards women
Seneca Falls