American Culture

Question 1

Hudson River School

Answer 1

common trends among elite artist

Question 2

price paid for progress and civilization

Answer 2

destruction of nature

Question 3

music

Answer 3

ballads, folk songs , hymns

Question 4

New York Post was started by

Answer 4

Alexander Hamilton

Question 5

Transcendalist believed

Answer 5

westward expansion, natural mythology & concern for political extremism

inner knowledge goes beyond “transcend” our experiences

certain things go beyond our reason and that’s okay. not everything has reason

Question 6

John Deere

Answer 6

steel plow

Question 7

Mechanical Reaper

Answer 7

Cyrus McCornick

Question 8

Samuel Morse

Answer 8

telegraph

Question 9

Elias Howe

Answer 9

sewing machine

improved by Isaac Singer

Question 10

Second Great Awakening

Answer 10

people will reform themselves (not by force) and when they reform themselves they will reform society

Question 11

Joseph Smith

Answer 11

Mormon leader/creator aka a nut job

Question 12

two generals during the Mexican War

Answer 12

Taylor & Scott

Question 13

The Shakers

Answer 13

religious group focused on simplicity, didn’t last long because they followed abstinence for life

Question 14

Cult of Domesticity

Answer 14

women’s domain is in the house, anything other than that is “unnatural”