1. American Culture Standard 8.38

2. Architecture Inspired by Greek and Roman architecture
Domes and pillars were used in the designs.
Buildings were very balanced in appearance.  
Original White House

3. The Capitol building and the Supreme Court

4. Cultural Inspiration. . .
American History
American Landscape

5. Music

6. Yankee Doodle Written during the French and Indian War
The original makes fun of colonial American soldiers

7. Yankee Doodle During the Revolution Americans began embracing the song
Added lyrics to it
Played it to mock the British
State song of Connecticut

8. Literature

9. James Fenimore Cooper

10. James Fenimore Cooper Wrote historical fiction
stories about the West and Native Americans

11. James Fenimore Cooper
Deerslayer --main character Natty Bumppo inspired by Daniel Boone -the setting is in New York during the French and Indian War

12. Washington Irving

13. Washington Irving Named after George Washington
Warned Americans to learn from the past and be cautious about the future

14. Washington Irving

15. Art

16. Folk Art
paintings and decorative objects made in a naive style (made at home)

17. Hudson River School Started by Thomas Cole
Named after its location and the subject of many paintings—Hudson River
Paintings reflect national pride and appreciation for American landscape