American Literature: Nonfiction units review 2-4

Abraham Lincoln

Was elected President of the United States

Margaret Fuller

Was editor of The Dial

Henry David Thoreau

Worked in a pencil factory

Frederick Douglas

published 3 autobiorgraphies

frederick douglass

was a consultant to the president during the civil war

margaret fuller

wrote Woman in the Nineteenth Century

Abraham Lincoln

Wrote a house divided

Margret fuller

strongly influenced by goethe

Henry david thoreau

lived in or near concored all of his life

Abraham Lincoln

traveled throught the illinois countryside as a lawyer

Henry David Thoreay

wrote walden

Frederick douglass

Spoke at a meeting of the massachusetts antislavery society

Jonathan edwards

led in the “Great Awakening”

Thomas Paine

Wrote common sense

Mary Rowlandson

Captured by indians during king philip’s war, and then ransomed back

Abigail Adams

was both wife and mother to presidents of the united staets

John Winthrop

called the “American Nehemiah”

Timothy Dwight

wrote Theology explained and defended

Cotton Mather

wrote sermons, political pamphlets, histories, letters, and essays, and published 450 books

J hector de Crevecoeur

Wrote letters from an american farmer

Thomas jefferson

the principal author of the declaration of independence

William bradford

called “father of american history”

rodger williams

wrote Key into the Language of America

William byrd

wrote the histoy of the dividing line

John adams

was vice president under washington and also elected president in 1796

george washington

regarded as “Father of his country”

Samuel Sewall

repented of his involvement as a judge in the salem witch trials

judith murry

used the pen name constantiap

patrick henry

wrote Give me Liberty or Give me Death

Benjamin Franklin

Called america’s “first philosopher”

Julia Ward Howe

Wrote the "Battle Hymn of the Republic"

W.D. Howells

Influenced the careers of many authors and promoted Realism

Stewart Holbrook

Wrote about lesser known, eccentric characters in American history

Brooker T Washington

Wrote Up from Slavery

W.E.B Du Bois

Helped found the NAACP

Brooker T Washington

First prominent national black leader in America

Sterwart Holbrook

Wrote Holy Old Mackinaw: A Natural History of the American Lumberjack

James Baldwin

Wrote Notes of a Native Son

James Thurber

A childhood injury left him blind in one eye

E.B. White

Edited and updated Elements of Style

James Thurber

Wrote humorous stories and was a popular cartoonist

W.D. Howells

Known as the "Dean of American Letters"

Thomas Wolfe

Wrote Look Homeward, Angel

James Baldwin

His essays were better received than his novels

Thomas Wolfe

Known for extensive vocabulary and poetry-like prose

W.D. Howells

Wrote The Rise of Silas Lapham

Stewart Holbrook

Wrote weekly columns in newspapers from coast to coast

Julia Ward Howe

Fought for women's rights and world peace

W.E.B. Du Bois

Wrote The Souls of Black Folk

Was principal of Tuskegee Institute

Brooker T Washington

E.B. White

Awarded a special Pulitzer Prize for his body of work

Henery David Thoreau

wrote civil Disobedience

Abraham Lincoln

Issued the emancipation proclamation

William Bradford

A seperatist who sailed on the Mayflower

Patrick Henry

Considered the most radical politician of the American Revolution

John Adams

Called the "Father of the United States Navy"

thomas Paine

Wrote a series of pamphlets titled The American Crisis

Judith Sargent Murray

Wrote On the Equality of the Sexes

Timoty Dwight

Is called "the last of the Puritans"

Thomas Jefferson

His likeness is on the $2 bill and the nickel

Patrick Henry

Spoke out against the Constitution, fearing it gave too much power to the government

Thomas Paine

Wrote The Age of Reason

J.H. de Crevecoeur

Wrote Letters From an American Farmer , Served in the Canadian militia, was imprisoned as a rebel spy

Jonathan Edwards

Wrote Sinners in the Hands of an Angry God

Benjamin Franklin

Wrote his autobiography

J. Hector de Crevecoeur

Where Franklin was considered practical, he was "emotional"

Benjamin Franklin

Wrote in a witty, ironic style; was rarely serious

Jonathan Edwards

Was a leader of the "Great Awakening"

George Washington

Called "the first the last the best" by Lord Byron

Benjamin Franklin

His likeness is on the $100 bill

Benjamin Franklin

Wrote Poor Richard's Almanack

George Washington

Wrote Farewell Address

Called the first "Yankee"

Samuel Sewall

Mary Rowlandson

Credited with creating the first uniquely American literary genre

William Bradford

Sailed on the Mayflower in 1620

Roger Williams

Known for treating American Indians with respect and fairness

Samuel Sewall

Presided over the Salem witch trials as a judge

Cotton Mather

Was a third generation pastor of Boston's North Church

John Wintrop

Served as governor of the Massachusetts Bay Colony

William Bradford

Served as governor of Plymouth Colony

Roger Williams

Promoted separation of church and state

Samuel Sewall

Wrote religious arguments against slavery

Cotten Mather

Was one of the most influential religious leaders in America

William Bradford

Wrote Of Plymouth Plantation

Roger Williams

Wrote Key into the Languages of America

Samuel Sewall

Wrote The Selling of Joseph

Cotten Mather

Wrote Wonders of the Invisible World

Roger williams

Wrote A Letter to the Town of Providence

Roger Williams

Wrote Key into the Languages of America

William Bradford

Sailed on the Mayflower in 1620

Roger Williams

Fled to Rhode Island to avoid deportation back to England

John Winthrop

Was part of "The Company of Massachusetts Bay in New England”

John Winthrop

Wrote A Model of Christian Charity

Mary Rowlandson

Wrote A Narrative of the Captivity and Restoration of Mary Rowlanson