George Catlin
Who did Catlin look up to as a child?
Lewis and Clark
What was Emersons largest influential work called?
Nature
Where was Thoreau born?
Concord Massachusetts
What was the Homestead Act of 1862
Act encouraging settlement of undeveloped western land by giving 160 acres to people willing to develop it
What was Catlin's original occupation?
Lawyer
Where was Emerson born?
Boston, Massachusetts
What famous influential book(s) did Thoreau write?
Walden and Civil Disobedience
What was the previous attitude towards nature in the 1800's?
If it wasn't being used, it was useless
What decade did Catlin begin his joruney?
He began in 1830
What movement was Emerson famously involved in?
The transcendentalist movement
What did Thoreau do to reconnect with nature?
Moved away from society for two years
What is rationlization?
A historical shift towards efficiency in technology, economy, and a rule-governed shift towards bureaucracy
About how many paintings did Catlin create during his journey across the American West?
Over 500
What was Emerson the leader of?
The American Renaissance
What was the name of the pond Thoreau spent two years writing about?
Walden Pond
What did transcendentalists beleive?
What word did Catlin propose a new definition for?
Park
Where did Emerson deliver his famous American Scholar speech?
Harvard
Who was Thoreau famously friends with?
Emerson
What was manifest destiny?
The ideology that it was the white man's "duty" to civilize Native Americans and "tame" and conquer the American landscape