geography
These colonies had long growing seasons and rich, fertile soil.
What was the South?
She wrote her best-known work as part of a story writing contest.
Who was Mary Shelley?
"It was many and many a year ago, In a kingdom by the sea . . ."
What is "Annabel Lee"?
"Happiness in marriage is entirely a matter of chance."
Charlotte Lucas, in Pride and Prejudice
The year Americans signed the Declaration of Independence.
These colonies depended on fishing, shipbuilding, and trade, and had a high emphasis on education.
What were the New England colonies?
He defined poetry as "the spontaneous overflow of powerful feelings"
Who was William Wordsworth?
"It was the best of times, it was the worst of times . . ."
What is A Tale of Two Cities?
"If I cannot inspire love, I will cause fear."
Frankenstein's Creature
The year the British surrendered at Yorktown.
What was 1781?
It ended the American War of Independence, extending American territory west of the original thirteen colonies.
What is the Treaty of Paris?
He had to go to work as a child because his dad was in debtor's prison.
Who was Charles Dickens?
What is Pride and Prejudice?
"My child must seek a heavenly father; she shall never know an earthly one."
Hester Prynne in The Scarlet Letter
The year of the Glorious Revolution.
What was 1688?
Port city controlled by the US after the Louisiana Purchase, giving the nation a useful access to the Gulf of Mexico.
What is New Orleans?
He had ancestors who were involved in the Salem Witch Trials.
Who was Nathaniel Hawthorne?
"It is a far, far better thing that I do, than I have ever done; it is a far, far better rest that I go to than I have ever known."
What is A Tale of Two Cities?
"You have been the last dream of my soul."
Sydney Carton, to Lucie (of course) in A Tale of Two Cities
The year Thomas Jefferson made a deal for the Louisiana Purchase.
What was 1803?
The route on which the Five Civilized Tribes were forced west.
What is the Trail of Tears?
He was expelled from Oxford for advocating atheism.
Who was Percy Bysshe Shelley?
"You must allow me to tell you how ardently I admire and love you."
What is Pride and Prejudice?
"No prince worthy of his title releases his subjects easily, and I am no different."
Apollyon, in Pilgrim's Progress
The year Napoleon came to power.
What was 1799?