Transcendentalism
Margaret Fuller
Ralph Waldo Emerson
Henry David Thoreau
100

Where did Transcendentalism originate?

Where is New England?

100

What is "Women in the Nineteenth Century"/"The Great Lawsuit: Man versus Men, Woman versus Women" about? (name 1)

What is controversial topics?

What is slavery, prostitution, marriage, employment, and reform?

100

Who's rights did Emerson fight for?

What are women's rights?

100

What school did Thoreau graduate from?

What is Harvard?

200

What is something the Transcendentalists believe in? (name 1)

What is free thought, nature, self reflection, individuality, and God?

200

What else did Margaret Fuller do other than edit and write for newspapers?

What is poetry?

200

What made Emerson question his religious beliefs?

What is the death of his wife?

200

Where did Thoreau build his cabin?

Where is Walden Pond?

300

DAILY DOUBLE!!

What type of societies did Transcendentalists live in? Can you name one? For what reason did they live there?

What is an Utopian Society? 

Where is Brook Farm, Fruitlands, Walden Pond?

What is to be connected to nature, self reflect, and write philosophy and poems?

300

What Transcendentalist newspaper did Margaret Fuller edit for?

What is The Dial?

300

What does Emerson want you to find?

What is your true self?

300
How many days a week did Thoreau work?

What is 1 day?

400

Whose rights did the Transcendentalists want? (name 2)

Who are women, slaves?

400

What Greek philosophies was Fuller influenced by? (name 2)

What is idealism, imagination, and freedom?

400

What newspaper did Emerson found with Margaret Fuller?

What is the Dial?

400

What motto does Thoreau live by regarding the government? (name 1)

What is, "That government is best which governs least" OR "That government is best which governs not at all"?

500

What were the old and new lights? What side was Transcendentalism on? (you don't have to answer like a question)

Old light: religion should come with reason.

New light: religion around emotions

Transcendentalism=old light 

500

Where was Fuller born?

Where is Cambridgeport, Massachusetts?

500

What does Emerson believe is necessary for society to flourish according to his essay, "Self Reliance"? (name 1 for 500, 2 for 1000, etc.)

What are individualism, personal responsibility, and nonconformity?

500

What parts of Transcendentalism was Thoreau really in touch with? 

What is nature and philosophy?