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Growth of the young nation. 1789-1849. 8.38 Describe daily life-including traditions in art, music, and literature- of early national America by examining excerpts from the stories of Washington irving and james fenimore cooper. Early Republic. American Writers. Washington Irving
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Growth of the young nation 1789-1849
8.38Describe daily life-including traditions in art, music, and literature- of early national America by examining excerpts from the stories of Washington irving and jamesfenimore cooper
American Writers • Washington Irving • James Fenimore Cooper
Washington Irving • Wrote about American history; Combined European influences with American settings and character • Used satire to warn that Americans should learn from the past and be cautious about the future • The Legend of Sleepy Hollow and Rip Van Winkle were works by Irving. • https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=pa_g9KZI1QE
James Fenimore Cooper • Wrote American historical romances of frontier and Indian life in the early American days. • Wrote The Last of the Mohicans and the Deerslayer series.
Art in the 1840s • The style of art began to change in the 1840s. • Artists tried to combine images of the American landscape and scenes of people’s daily lives. • Fur Traders Descending the Missouri, by George Caleb Bingham, is an important example of this style.
New ideashttps://www.youtube.com/watch?v=1T9VvaKNW28&safe=active • Religious revivalism swept the United States in the early and mid-1800s. • Spirituals—songs based on text from the Bible—became popular in both African American and white folk-music traditions. • Popular folk music reflected the unique views of the growing nation and rising nationalism.
Architecture and Education • American architects modeled buildings after the style of ancient Greece and Rome. • Admired classical civilizations for their democratic and republican ideals. • Early American political leaders believed an educated populace was needed for democracy. • The idea of state-funded public schools gained support. • Massachusetts created state board of education in 1837, and other states followed.