1. Romantic Period
Ariel Crimmins - Lauren Harley - Kerian Fisher - Brian Stanley

2. Events of Historical Importance
The romantic era started in the late 18th century to the 19th century in Western Europe .
In 1832 the population of Britain is 13.9 million, and the population of the US. is million.
June 18, 1812 the US declared war on Great Britain for the American rights.
1 Jan. 1828, Noah Webster published the 1st dictionary for English language.
The romantic era is known for intense political & cultural upheavals. It was the beginning of the French Revolution.
The romantic era moved from strict laws and advanced to artistic freedom, experimentation, and creativity

3. Government
The French Revolution’s role in igniting the flame of the Romantic Period
The Rise of Authors speaking out
How the Great Reform Bill of 1832 helped extinguish the Romantic Period

4. Employment The new Urban jobs of the time
The movement from a self-sufficient society to a consumer based society
Negative impact on Romantics and Romanticism

5. Family Structure People got married and stayed married.
There were more married people back then
People were married before having kids.
People honored marriages back then.
The living conditions were very
Children came shortly after marriage
The man was typically the head of household
Spouse abuse and child abuse were common

6. Style ( )
Women
Transition period between the former Empire style and the new Romantic style
Skirts were typically gored
Girls preferred dresses with decoration and dresses with sleeves
Neck ruffles and slashes were in style
Dresses with slightly raised waist lines
Beret sleeves
Men
Corsets and belts to make the waistline look small
Middle Class men used their wardrobe to make themselves look better
Shirts made of cotton with tall collars were worn with bows
Tails were attached to coats
Coats were padded at the chest and waist
Tall, silk hats were in style
Curled hair and sideburns
Rubber shoes were popular

7. Style (1830) Frock coats Really tight waistcoats
Women
Sleeves were very large
Gigot sleeves were in style
Dresses usually consisted of a V-shaped neckline and large white collars
Petticoats were a necessity
Large hats
Full conical skirts
Lace coverings over the shoulder were very popular
Hair was usually parted in the middle with big curls
Braids were fashionable
Married women wore cotton caps with lace tied under the chin
Women wore combs and ribbons in their hair at night
Tall hats with veils were worn
Men
Frock coats
Really tight waistcoats
The most fashionable coats were padded
Cloaks were worn at night, and overcoats were worn during the day
Hair was generally parted to one side
Mustaches were very popular

8. Famous Works of Literature
The Romantic period was one of the most intellectual, literary, and artistic movements of the early 19th century.
Edgar Allen Poe
Nathaniel Hawthorne
Walt Whitman
Emily Dickinson
William Cullen Bryant

9. 1789 the start of the. 1794Poetry liked beauty and nature.
French revolutionary war.
1818 the book Frankenstein Queen Victoria became Queen of England.
Was published, written by
Mary Wollstonecraft.