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Indian Removal Act
100
This painter began publishing "The Birds of America."
Who is John Audubon?
100
This author was named after our first President.
Who is Washington Irving?
100
"The Hunters of Kentucky" is an example of this type of music.
What is a folk song?
100
"The Spy" was this author's first huge success.
Who is James Fenimore Cooper?
100
This event held that the Cherokee Nation was a distinct community in which the laws of Georgia had no force.
What is Worcester vs. Georgia
200
Painting styles from this time period were different because they focused on
What is landscapes with scenes from daily lives?
200
Washington Irving's works often told about American history through a humorous form of writing called this:
What is satire?
200
This term refers to the movement during the mid-1800s where meetings were held for the purpose of reawakening religious faith.
What is revivalism?
200
This famous story features a headless horseman.
What is "The Legend of Sleepy Hollow?"
200
This painting is famous because it depicted the fate of Americans
What is "American Progress?"
300
Natural landscapes were the focus of this painter's work.
Who is George Caleb Bingham?
300
By placing fictional characters in a real historical setting, this author popularized the genre of HISTORICAL FICTION.
Who is James Fenimore Cooper?
300
These songs, a type of folk hymn found in both white and African American folk music traditions, were sung at revival meetings.
What are spirituals?
300
This famous painter featured pictures of the American Frontier.
Who is George Caleb Bingham?
300
The president who authorized the forced removal of Native Americans
Who is Andrew Jackson
400
The artists of this "movement" created paintings that reflected NATIONAL PRIDE.
What is the Hudson River School?
400
This novel was widely popular because it took place during the French and Indian War.
What is "The Last of the Mohicans?"
400
Popular folk songs of this time period were so well-liked because they were anthems of:
What is the spirit of nationalism?
400
In 1837, Massachusetts lawmakers created a state funded one of these:
What is the state board of education?
400
The Cherokee who used symbols to create a complex language
Who is Sequoya?
500
This painter encouraged artists to concentrate on the beauty of nature
Who is Thomas Cole?
500
This short story describes a man who falls asleep for 20 years.
What is "Rip Van Winkle?"
500
This president's campaign included many popular folk songs.
Who is Andrew Jackson?
500
Early American political leaders believed that a democracy would succeed in a country of
What are educated and enlightened people?
500
This Native American leader led his people in a struggle to protect their lands in Illinois
Who is Black Hawk?